Ohio state legislature wants to cut weeks off school calendar to promote tourism
A truly absurd bill is gaining at least some traction in the Ohio state House of Representatives. HB191 proposes that school districts should be prohibited from starting the school before Labor Day in...
View ArticleFantasy Redistricting: State of Appalachia, Part 1 - the States
Appalachia is a region of the United States that has long been distinct from the standard definition of the North and South with which it overlaps, both culturally and politically. Central Appalachia...
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MO-Gov, OH-Sen: PPP finds wide leads for Democrats Jay Nixon and Sherrod Brown
Jay Nixon (D) Public Policy Polling (PDF). 1/27-29. MoE ±4.1%. Missouri voters (9/9-12 results): Jay Nixon (D-inc): 47 (45) Bill Randles (R): 29 (24) Undecided: 24 (30) Jay Nixon (D-inc): 47 (--) Dave...
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OH-Pres: GOP in early hole in Buckeye State
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Just two years after blowing out Democrats in the state, Republicans are looking seriously troubled in the king of Battleground States, Ohio. Exhibit A: John Kasich's not...
View ArticleLuke for Ohio - Vote March 6!
It's not very often I can give an endorsement to a candidate on more than just political terms, so when I have the opportunity to do so I feel it's important to take that opportunity. The newly-drawn...
View ArticleRepublican family values strike again!
In rural SW Ohio in Clermont County there have been some strange goings on among local Republican pols in the recent past, I won't bore you with the details other than to say a Clermont County...
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Good news in South Dakota, but attacks on workers continue in Ohio, New...
A South Dakota House committee has reportedly killed the bill that would have taken collective bargaining rights from public workers in the state. The bill's Senate sponsor had previously reversed...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Rick Santorum's surge, act II
For those wondering how long it would be after the Santorum Sweep on Tuesday before we would see tangible evidence of a bounce, this tweet from PPP's Tom Jensen really ought to suffice: We put a...
View ArticleUpdate on official maps in DRA
Republishing note: As there are a lot more maps here than there were in the first minutes when I posted this diary for the first time, I think that it is worth a re-post. Recent additions are the...
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This week in the War on Voting: South Dakota's shameful legacy continues
The ACLU highlights just one story from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one story that demonstrates the plight of hundreds of voters in the state. South Dakota is trying to prevent Eileen...
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Polls, momentum shifts, and the race for the White House
It is not a new joke, but it is one I have felt compelled to share several times over the past few weeks: Q: Who is winning the Republican presidential primaries? A: Barack Obama It is more than...
View ArticleTomorrow my wife becomes a citizen.
My wife is from the Philippines. She came to this country almost six years ago on an alien fiance visa. We met online almost two years before that. Now, after marriage and two kids, she is going to...
View Article538: Ricky 80% to win Mi, RMoney to go 1 for 4
Courtesy of Nate Silver and his team at www.fiverhirtyeight.com Rick Santorum has an 80% chance of winning Michigan. This must be taken with caveats because there are several weeks before the Michigan...
View ArticleOhioans Need to Hear the Truth About "Right to Work"
Last November, Ohio’s working families stood up to Gov. John Kasich and corporate interests by overwhelmingly repealing Senate Bill 5, which would have cut collective bargaining rights for over...
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Ohio voters support anti-union bill, according to poorly worded poll
(Stand Up for Hoosiers) With tea partiers trying to get a free rider bill on the Ohio ballot despite the skepticism of state Republican leaders like Gov. John Kasich, Quinnipiac polls the issue....
View ArticleRomney Campaign's boasts re Michigan could bite him
Story is from right wing hack site Politico found on their web page at www.politico.com . Just a few weeks numerous members of the Romney campaign were bragging that they would "win big" in Michigan....
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Quinnipiac: Rick Santorum takes lead in Ohio
Rick Santorum Googles himself (Brian Losness/Reuters) Quinnipiac. February 7-12. Republican primary voters and registered voters. ±2.6%. (No trendlines for primary.) Santorum: 36 Romney: 29...
View ArticleFirst he gives us the Heartbeat Bill, now he's going after IUDs
Rep. Lynn Watchtmann. Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives. This guy would probably outlaw birth control entirely if he could. Today, he took a step in that direction.
View ArticleFantasy Redistricting: State of Appalachia, Part 2 - The Districts
This is part two in my series looking at the political effects of what would happen if Appalachia were to become a state. The previous section discussed the region itself as well as the statewide...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: The merit of giving readers ALL of the polls
Yesterday evening, my beloved laptop appears to have finally bit the dust, courtesy of a computer virus (as my friends with Macs smirk knowingly). That explains the absence of the Polling Wrap on...
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