Ohio governor endorses Clinton

[William769]

Source: http://www.hillaryhub.com/

Hillary Clinton has scored the most coveted Democratic endorsement from arguably the most important swing state in the nation: Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio.

As the Tribune first reported this morning, Strickland, the first-year governor with sky-high approval ratings, endorsed Clinton on a noon conference call. He praised the New York senator's experience - "These are very serious times for our nation and the world, and I believe we need a serious leader who is able to bring about the change we desperately need" - and perhaps most importantly, called her the Democrat best-positioned to win his critical state next fall.

In Ohio, Strickland said, "She is the strongest candidate that our party can put forth, and she is the candidate who can win the presidency."

Strickland is a pro-gun former Methodist minister who broke a 16-year Republican hold on the governorship last year. He won huge swaths of normally red rural Ohio, which analysts call key for a Democrat seeking the state's 20 crucial electoral votes.



Read more: http://www.swamppolitics.com/news/politics/blog/2007/11/ohio_governor_endorses_clinton.html

[closeupready]

1. lol

Not the most convincing endorsement ever, but I guess it'll work. ;)

[Kolesar]

4. A strategic endorsement

"best-positioned to win his critical state next fall." That was Pat Robertson's line when he endorsed Rudy the adulterer/mayor.

& we have a freeway that needs funded.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Strikland served in the House with fellow Ohioan Kucinich for ten years

He must know Kucinich pretty well.

That certainly speaks volumes.

[BenDavid]

3. Ohio was leaning democratic and with this

endorsement will help HRC win the state and then there cannot be another florida in 2008.

There will be one more major event I believe will take place the day before or the day of the next dem debate on Wednesday November 14th and that is Robert Rubin will endorse HRC. Why is he important? He was the sect of the treasury that over saw the clinton peace and prosperity years. People will be influenced by this and I am of the opinion HRC will begin using the phrase "It's the economy". She may not go with, "It's the economy stupid" but then again she might....

Ben David

[ohio2007]

5. Strickland is a pro-gun former Methodist minister ....

Sounds like the type of endorsement Hillary would be expecting from Ohio

[IA_Seth]

14. And the kind we will need for 2008.. n/t

[OhioChick]

6. Maybe Strickland Likes HRC

However, I know of no Democrat living here that does.

[munkie]

8. I'm from Ohio

I'm from Ohio and I like Hillary. Some people make broad statements that may be true in their life but have little relevance to the great number of individuals who live in the state.

[OhioChick]

9. The Circles That I Run in....

Want to keep jobs here.

[William769]

11. What a small circrle you must live in, given poll numbers.

[OhioChick]

12. Guiliani is Polling Higher

Here than HRC........and No, I don't live in a small circle by any means......Obviously.


Would Vote For/Would Not
Republican Rudy Giuliani 57% 43%
Democrat Barack Obama 56% 44%
Republican John McCain 56% 44%
Republican Fred Thompson 54% 46%
Democrat John Edwards 52% 48%
Republican Mitt Romney 51% 49%
Democrat Hillary Clinton 45% 55%
Democrat Dennis Kucinich 32% 68%



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[HughBeaumont]

13. And why should Hillary supporters be worried about that poll?

1. That's a Northeast-Ohio-based poll. Northeast Ohio is steadily Democratic. I can only imagine what the south/central/western areas of Ohio would think, as they went heavy for Bewsh in 2004.

2. People who do not live in Ohio don't seem to get that Strickland and Sherrod Brown aren't Hillary Clinton. That's "tiger prevention" logic. Just because this state elected two relatively baggage-free, untouchable-by-MSM Dems doesn't mean the state is going to warm to a Clinton candidacy.

Brown ran on a populist message and spoke to the labor of this state and country, while his opponent simply had his face firmly planted in Bewsh's ass. Strickland is a minister, which gained him a lot of rural votes. Let's also not forget that they ran against two first-round draft pics of the most unabashed right-wing nutcases Ohio has ever seen in politics: Bewsh's most reliable rubberstamp Mike DeWine and Bewsh's most reliable 2004 flunky Ken Blackwell.

Hillary is a baggage-laden windsock who sealed the deal in 2005 with her "outsourcing will continue" speech to Indian business leaders. Ohio is a working-class state that's been bleeding jobs. We care about the needs of LABOR and ending this war. Everything else is a detail.

[Blue Diadem]

15. We had a poll call a couple days ago.

My daughter answered the questions since she was the one that answered the phone. It originated in CT. and was mostly all about Guiliani, Hilary and Strickland.

She said they repeatedly asked about Strickland as HRC's running mate. Then this morning, I heard on the news that Strickland is speaking out about that "rumor"..that he's not looking to be her running mate.

Our household isn't crazy about HRC either.

[liberalnurse]

7. It was quite evident to me at the

Ohio's State Democratic Convention in May 07.............

Scroll thru this thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=172x22165

[liberalnurse]

10. Ted Strickland is also at

the Iowa Jefferson/Jackson Dinner!