Michigan, Ohio voters send wake-up call to anti-worker politicians
Middle class voters rejecting extreme anti-worker agenda Yesterday voters in Michigan and Ohio went to the polls and sent a message to every anti-worker politician in America that there is a...
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OH-Pres: President Obama leads Mitt Romney by 9 points
Public Policy Polling. (PDF) 11/4-6. Ohio likely voters. MoE ±3.1% (Oct. 2011): Barack Obama: 50 Mitt Romney: 41 Barack Obama: 50 Herman Cain: 39 Barack Obama: 51 Newt Gingrich: 38 Barack Obama: 51...
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Suffering 2010 buyer's remorse, Ohio now much friendlier for Democrats
The backlash to SB5 has fueled a progressive comeback in Ohio. (Matt Sullivan/Reuters) Jed has the presidential numbers, and they are looking great for Team Blue. But PPP's latest poll of the Buckeye...
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November 8, 2011: The 99 Percent Strike Back
For political newcomers, here’s what you need to know: the good guys won. Not only did we win. We won big. We won in friendly territory and difficult terrain. And the credit for our victories belongs...
View ArticleOhio referendums explode in Mitt Romney's face
After flip-flopping on his own flip-flop, Mitt Romney flip-flopped again on SB5 repeal, ultimately taking a position rejected by more than three-fifths of Ohioans. On Tuesday, Ohioans resoundingly...
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Poll: Ohio voters are likely to penalize politicians for Issue 2 support
A few things jump out from the results of the AFL-CIO's post-election poll in Ohio (conducted by Hart Research Associates). Gov. John Kasich's lousy polling isn't just something people are telling...
View ArticleRe: Ohio's Amendment to Prohibit Health Care Mandates, Liberty, Socialism,...
An open letter Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Florida Congresswoman, DNC Chair, and Vice Chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
View ArticleJon Stewart on Tuesday's elections: this was NOT overreach (video + transcript)
Jon Stewart had a good piece last night on Tuesday's election results, and echoed Karl Frisch in saying that Republicans did NOT "overreach", but were rather doing exactly what they set out to do. All...
View ArticleWorking people won on Issue 2 but the fight for Ohio continues
It is fun to watch these determined, proud workers fighting for the middle class, isn't it? But it's not only fun to think about Tuesday's victory on Issue 2 in Ohio. It's important to stay mobilized,...
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Ohio's next anti-union effort is already underway
You can't say they're not determined. The Columbus Dispatch reports that "tea party activists" are mounting a drive to get a measure on next November's ballot titled the "Workplace Freedom Amendment,"...
View Article'No On Issue 2': A big win, and a big opportunity
Ohio's union-busting law was decisively vetoed on Tuesday. That's huge news on its own, but will be even bigger if its momentum carries forward to other citizen-driven initiatives. Cross posted from...
View ArticleOccupy Youngstown evicted 7:30am
Im on a bus to NYC so, this will be quick. occupy Youngstown has been evicted, but people are determine to stay. YOUNGSTOWN — About a dozen city police officers and firefighters confiscated a tent,...
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Another 39 miles for the 99%, and down but not out at #OccupyYoungstown
My last Occupy-related bike adventure was an awesome experience, my 39-mile ride from Ravenna to Cleveland. This time I packed up, got on my bike and headed east to Youngstown, which was about the...
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Significant Tornado Outbreak Possible Over IL/IN/OH Today
This won't be a very long post, I just wanted to make you guys aware of the fact that there could be a significant (for this time of year, at least) tornado outbreak over eastern Illinois, much of...
View ArticleTornado Watch for Ohio Valley tonight
Still at work so no map clips, but there is a HUGE area currently under a tornado watch. There are three separate watches that include Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and bits of Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and...
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Herman Cain: Ohio assault on collective bargaining went too far, but Scott...
It's hard to explain what you believe when you don't know yourself (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) Though his flailing on Libya will rightly be dominating the Herman Cain news coming out of his meeting with...
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Ohio voters on course to block Gov. Kasich's anti-voter law
Ohio citizens are on a roll, first decisively rejecting Gov. John Kasich's attempt to strip collective bargaining rights from public workers, and now they're about to succeed in putting a repeal of...
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Weekly Standard: 'The GOP marriage with the white working class is on the rocks'
(Working America) Henry Olsen, a vice president at the American Enterprise Institute, has some words of wisdom for the Republican party in the Weekly Standard: White working-class voters are...
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Chrysler announces 1,100 new jobs in Toledo, Ohio
The contract the UAW and Chrysler agreed on recently included the creation of around 2,100 jobs. Now, the New York Times is reporting that 1,100 of them will be in Toledo, Ohio: The investment will...
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