This week in the War on Workers: Vote no on Ohio's Issue 2
Leading off, one of the most important days of the year is coming up Tuesday, when Ohioans vote on Issue 2. If the measure passes, Senate Bill 5, which would strip public workers like teachers and...
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How a court might draw Ohio
If Republicans aren't able to get a two-thirds majority for their 12-4 redistricting scheme in Ohio, the measure can be annuled by a referendum, after which a court will then draw the new map. The...
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Election night 2011: A preview
(We Are Ohio) Off-year elections often get a bad rap for being boring affairs. On paper, 2011 would seem to justify the charge. After all, only three governorships are up this year, and one of those...
View ArticleSB5:Too much, too late (PAT BOONE?)
The forces trying to defend Ohio State Issue Two, the anti-union measure that the GOP rammed through the legislature as Senate Bill 5, have achieved a new pinnacle in over-reaching... and in wasting...
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Poll finds Ohio's Issue 2 headed for defeat, no matter how you ask the question
(We Are Ohio) Public Policy Polling returns to Ohio one last time before voters decide on Issue 2, which would make Senate Bill 5 law, stripping public employees of their collective bargaining rights....
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Occupy a Voting Booth, Vote No on Issue 2, and Defeat John Kasich
If you’re angry at the financial industry, corporate-controlled media, and the enormous control they have over our elected officials and our national policies, consider the story of Ohio Governor John...
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Anti-worker groups spread last-minute misinformation on Ohio's Issue 2
Right-wing groups are unleashing their traditional barrage of misleading crap in Ohio's Issue 2 fight, which comes to a vote tomorrow. A no vote on Issue 2 would prevent SB 5 from becoming law and...
View ArticleOff-year elections prove to be exciting, in the Midwest...go vote!
Earlier this year, Wisconsin Republican Sens. Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) and Randy Hopper (R-Empire) were both defeated by their Democratic challengers, Rep. Jennifer Shilling (D-La Crosse) and...
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Secretive right-wing groups pour millions into Ohio's Issue 2 fight
Pay no attention to the man corporate person behind the curtain In Ohio's Issue 2 fight, as in so many elections these days, it's hard to take the classic advice "follow the money." On one side we...
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Dirty tricks in Ohio: Pro-Issue 2 robocall says to vote tomorrow
Ignore the dirty tricks. Vote no on Issue 2 today. Right on schedule, anti-worker groups in Ohio shift from pushing support for Issue 2 by misleading and deceptive tactics to outright dirty tricks....
View ArticleOHIO Voting Day Liveblog
I was born and raised in Ohio and while I don't live there today, I am keenly interested in the outcome of today's vote. Early indicators pointed toward a major defeat of Issue #2 and a reaffirmation...
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Unions mount a massive ground game to defeat Issue 2 in Ohio
In case you were wondering what a ground game looks like, Greg Sargent has some numbers on the AFL-CIO's effort on Issue 2 in Ohio: 4.1 million worksite fliers Over 3,000 worksites leafletted...
View ArticleOhio state issue predictions?
The polls close in 33 minutes. Step right up and make your predictions; I say: Issue one loses, dragged down by Issue Two 47-53 Issue two goes down in flames 38-62 And now the toughie, because the...
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Working people win in Ohio with rejection of anti-union Issue 2
(Progress Ohio) The votes aren't all in on Ohio's Issue 2. But the race is called; the only question is the margin. It no doubt is the vehemence with which Ohio voters have rejected this bill, and...
View ArticleTo the Voters of the Great State of Ohio
Dear Voters of Ohio: As I write this, about a third of the precincts have reported. CNN and MSNBC and even Fox News is running your story, and they all tell me that as of right now, more than 63% of...
View ArticleNooooooooooo!
This tide is turning. Voters rejection of the so called "personhood amendment" in Mississippi was the first glimmer of this, the outright thumpery of Governor John Kasich in Ohio and his utterly...
View ArticleReality Check: Republican Losers Did Not Overreach
Conventional wisdom pushers and the beltway chattering class have been scrambling to explain the crushing defeat Republicans suffered in last night's off-year election. To hear them spin it,...
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No Teachable Moment for Elected Republicans, But Maybe for the Rank and File
Last night the Right got its nose smacked with a rolled up news paper by the voters in several states. While we had some electoral victories as Democrats I think that it is the initiatives that told...
View ArticleOhio Gov. Kasich admits that, on Issue 2, 'the people have spoken clearly'
The fight to defeat Ohio's Issue 2 was one more look at what a determined mobilization of the 99 percent can look like. And holy crap, what a victory it led to: with 99 percent of votes reporting, the...
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OccupyBula? What?? Yep, Rural Ohio is now Occupied!
I've been participating in OccupyDC for a few weeks now. I've camped, marched, attended rallies, donated food and change, and no, the woman in the wingnut video is NOT using her kids as a human...
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