Democrats eye Ohio in quest for House gains

[deadparrot]

ROSS, Ohio (Reuters) - The last time John Cranley ran for Congress, George W. Bush was on his way to the U.S. presidency and Cranley, a 26-year-old Democrat, did not come close to unseating the Republican incumbent in southwest Ohio.

Six years later, Cranley is facing the same opponent, Rep. Steve Chabot (news, bio, voting record), but the politics have changed. Republicans are burdened by bad news in Iraq, a gaping budget deficit and Bush's slumping popularity.

Cranley believes his district -- which, like the state, voted 51 percent for Bush in 2004 -- is ready for a new voice.

"We have a situation where if people want to register change, the only way they can register change is to vote for me," Cranley said as he campaigned at an amusement park outside Cincinnati.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/ohio_dc

[Doremus]

1. The lady has it right.

"They better make some stands and make them soon," said Marlene Kyle, 71, who usually votes Democrat. "I don't know why they're so wishy-washy."

[msongs]

3. the "stands" have been made, the news is not getting out that well tho

we have seen many documents coming out of the democratic party regarding positions on issues. they are not effectively getting to the majority of citizens evidently.

Unfortunately the divisions are making the media, like over Iraq etc, and that is what people who get their news from retarded TV see and hear.

you may refer to the dnc website and democrats.org etc


Msongs
www.msongs.com/howarddean2008.htm

[liberalnurse]

2. Let us also keep our eye on Ohio's 3rd District...

Stephanie Studebaker is going to unseat incumbent repug.. Mike Turner!

www.studebakerforcongress.com

[AnOhioan]

4. Keep OH-14 in mind....Lew Katz running to unseat

Steven LaTourette.

Check out katzforcongress.com

[MikeNearMcChord]

5. How does it look in Bob Ney's district

I grew up there, and I remembered when it was the home of the ultimate conservative John Ashbrook, if a Dem wins that district that would be great feat.