Congressman Kucinich demands investigation of Prairie State coal rate hikes
Many Illinois residents recently got hit with a major utility rate increase, along with 2.5 million other people in eight states. That's because 217 Towns and 17 Coops invested in Peabody's Prairie...
View ArticleTrustees reject symbolic statement on fracking and home rule
In 2004 Ohio stripped communities of the ability to regulate fracking within their borders. They are still able to express their unhappiness about it, though - if the will to do so is there. Cross...
View ArticleToo Much Irony, Cynicism, Lying: Boehner Praises (Blames) Kasich
From Roll Call: Boehner was asked why Obama is leading his opponent, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, in the polls in Ohio. Boehner chalked it up to Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R), his former House...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Republicans cling to national polls, must...
For the second (or third...or fourth) time this cycle, we have entered into a somewhat curious polling dichotomy. Republicans are clinging...with increasing desperation...to national polling that...
View ArticleObama up 51-46-1 in Ohio
http://www.ohio.com/... Rich Heldenfels: Akron Beacon Journal staff writer President Barack Obama leads former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney among Ohio voters by 5 percentage points — 51-46 percent —...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Science Saturday (2012 IgNobel Prizes edition)
Welcome to Science Saturday, where the Overnight News Digest crew, consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors jlms qkw, Bentliberal, wader, Oke, rfall, and JML9999, alumni editors palantir and...
View ArticleOH-Sen: Sherrod Brown vs Josh Mandel -- Why is this even a contest?
Mainly because, Citizens United has consequences. Anyone recall HOW Ron Johnson (I-hate-Unions), replaced Senator Russ Feingold, in the once-very-progressive state of Wisconsin? Three words:...
View ArticleDown at the Crossroads -- they are responsible for the content of this Ad
American Crossroads’ $70 Million Senate Blitz by David M. Drucker and Shira Toeplitz, Roll Call Staff, rollcall.com -- July 11, 2012, American Crossroads and Crossroads GPS spent a total of $70...
View Article“Comes within the margin of error”
Seriously, that is how CNN refers to a new poll released on Sunday regarding Ohio. The poll was conducted by the University of Cincinnati's Institute for Policy Research for a collection of Newspapers...
View ArticleMitt Romney's Desperate Plea for Money
So I am a woman living in Ohio and I am what I guess they call a "swing voter". I have voted Republican in the past, but I am currently a completely committed supporter of Barack Obama and Sherrod...
View ArticleNew Wapo Poll: Obama Huge Leads In Ohio and Florida
Great results in another swing-state poll. Of course they OVERSAMPLED DEMOCRATS according to these crazy cons who are in extreme depression. WAPO: "President Obama has grabbed a significant lead over...
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Comedy ensues as the GOP frantically try to...
With just six weeks to go, it is now evident that there is a clear-cut way in which the 2012 election cycle is unique from its predecessors. And not, as it happens, in a particularly good way. Polls...
View ArticleRomney campaign kinda admits they're losing Ohio
That's the Ohio picture without the joke pollster Gravis Marketing, which is doing its best to out-Rasmussen Rasmussen. All Pres. Barack Obama has to do at this point is sneeze to get over the 50...
View ArticleCBS/NYT/Quinnipiac - Obama CRUSHING Romney in Ohio, Florida, PA
This is what it looks like when a race breaks open. President Obama has seen favorable poll numbers in all three states, but the Ohio and Florida results are shocking blowouts. The New York Times, in...
View ArticleSo you are campaigning in OH, a state you must win
and as it happens there is a local Ohioan there who is supporting you and you want to acknowledge that. You decide to call him "the greatest athlete of the 20th Century" That means you consider him a...
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Romneybot malfunctions AGAIN, tells small biz in Ohio "Don't be expecting a...
Listen to Mitt Romney tell a crowd he wants to cut taxes for small business, but "don't be expecting a huge cut in taxes." because he is also going to lower the kind of deductions and exemptions a...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough reacts to latest Romney FAIL: *facepalm* "Oh sweet Jesus!"
The looks on the faces of Mika and the Morning Joe guests is priceless.
View ArticleUpdated: Obama @ Bowling Green: WOW
Watch this video and just feel the excitement of the people at this rally. Can you imagine Rmoney getting folks Fired UP in this way? Sorry for the short diary, but I'm listening to it as I work....
View ArticleVideo: Only Registering "people for a particular party"
Colorado: Safeway voter registration 1 link to video Published on Sep 21, 2012 421,231 Views Unbelievable. There are Federal HAVA laws against this kind of...
View ArticleAn old Republican trick to Suppress the Vote -- is Back
You'd think that getting caught destroying Voter Registration forms signed by Democratic-leaning citizens -- would get serious attention, and perhaps even serious jail time too. You'd think that --...
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