Gun shop owner accidentally killed during concealed carry class
Campaign ActionJames Baker was the 64-year-old owner of a gun shop in Amelia, Ohio. He died of a gunshot would to the neck. The tragedy was apparently the result of an accidentally discharged weapon...
View ArticleRoadtripping for Hillary: A Summer GOTV Adventure
Now that some of the details are a bit more solidified, I’m thrilled to announce to the Daily Kos crowd that I have been approved for a one-month leave of absence from work to go volunteer on the...
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Rob Portman goes out on a limb, says maybe terrorists shouldn't have guns
Republican Ohio Sen. Rob Portman has some deep thoughts on the failure of gun control measures in the Senate Monday."I think there is a consensus, based on these votes, that you know, we should stop...
View ArticleOhio and Florida, Two Deeply Disturbing Tales, One Blogger's Observations
This past week, in the most recent in a string of highly publicized Florida-based tragedies, a two-year-old toddler (Lane Graves) was attacked by an alligator near the shore of a man-made lake at Walt...
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Hillary's economy speech in Columbus today -- pics and video
The venue for the speech was an industrial arts education center at the Fort Hayes campus in Columbus, specifically an automotive classroom, explaining the steampunk decor in the room. Many of the 300...
View ArticleWas Orlando Really the 'Worst Mass Shooting in U.S. History?': 'BradCast'...
Guest: USC historian Ariela J. Gross | ALSO: Disastrous fundraising numbers for Trump; New polls; And our 700th 'Green News Report'...Following the massacre at the LGBT nightclub in Orlando in which...
View ArticleClinton Leads Trump by 8 in Florida in New Poll...and It Looks Legit
Longtime readers may know how I feel about Quinnipiac and their polls. If not, here you go. And it looks like they've done it again, though less egregiously than before. But hey...progress!In their...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Quinnipac Has Ted Strickland (D) & Rob Portman (R) Tied At 42-42
Latest news out of Ohio today courtesy of Quinnipac:Ohio's U.S. Senate race is in a dead heat, with incumbent Republican Rob Portman and Democratic challenger Ted Strickland each polling at 42 percent,...
View ArticleClinton and Warren in Ohio next week—together
I get emails:Hillary Clinton to Campaign with Elizabeth Warren in OhioHillary Clinton will return to Ohio on Monday, June 27, to campaign with U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. At a public event in...
View ArticleBREAKING: Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren to Campaign Together in Ohio...
Look out, Cincinnati...a dynamic duo is headed your way this Monday!xNEW: Hillary Clinton to Campaign with Elizabeth Warren in Ohio pic.twitter.com/daPt3FfS77â Josh Schwerin (@JoshSchwerin) June...
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OH-Sen: Planned Parenthood Action Fund Builds Support For Strickland's (D)...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Ted Strickland (D. OH)Across Ohio, and across the nation, Planned Parenthood provides vital, life-saving...
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OH-Sen: Strickland (D) Reminds Voters It's Been 100 Days Since Portman (R)...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Ted Strickland (D. OH)It has been exactly 100 days since President Obama named Judge Merrick Garland to the...
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OH-08 House Race Kossack Corey Foister (D) vs Rep Warren Davidson (R) - Week...
This is a weekly discussion of the race for the US House seat in Ohio’s 8th Congressional District. Kossack Corey Foister is facing Rep. Warren Davidson, proud member of the Republican Freedom...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Senate Majority PAC Continues To Hammer Portman (R) On Privatizing...
The hits keep on coming:xYouTube VideoThe ad titled "Cicadas" from the Democratic group notes that Portman once supported privatizing Social Security. The ad's narrator says that as cicadas return to...
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Democrats hit Rob Portman over his support for privatizing Social Security
The Democratic Senate Majority PAC has a new ad out reminding voters of GOP Sen. Rob Portman's past support for privatizing Social Security, reports Caitlin MacNeal:The ad titled "Cicadas" from the...
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OH-Sen: Jim Obergefell Helps Fellow LGBT Rights Champion Ted Strickland (D)...
Received this e-mail from marriage equality champion, Jim Obergefell, in support of former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign: Hi there --I just need to share this photo (Why bury...
View ArticleA Major Clue ...
Living here in Cleveland is a lot dfferent than living in any of the other places I’ve lived. Especially since the air quality has gotten worse over the last 30 years. Because in so many other areas of...
View ArticleNV & OH-Sen: Koch Brothers' New Ad Campaign Attacks Democrats Over Uber
This is the Koch Brothers’ new line of attack:xYouTube VideoThe super PAC affiliated with the Koch network is up with a new ad in Nevada, attacking Democratic Senate candidate Catharine Cortez Masto...
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Ted Strickland's principled change of heart on gun safety
Back in the early 1990s, when he was in the U.S. House, Ted Strickland wasn't a reliable vote on gun safety. To the contrary, he voted against the Brady Bill in 1993 and the 1994 assault weapons ban....
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OH-Sen: Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Urges OH Voters To Make Strickland (D) Her...
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland’s (D. OH) U.S. Senate campaign:Elizabeth Warren gave a MAJOR shout out to our campaign at a rally in Cincinnati this morning:Thank you,...
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