Midterm Election 2006 Redux, part 7

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Another Senate race well worth analyzing is Ohio. Ground ZERO.

At first glance the map would suggest a schism east to west, but the story is a little more complicated. Ohio has been ruled by the Republican party for nearly a decade now. It's a party rife with criminals. The Governor (President Taft's great-grandson) Robert Taft has been convicted of gross crimes against the state; the attorney general, was an insane, minacle man who claimed the mantle of Christ while doing the Devil's work in getting Bush elected in 2004. In the past 4 years, two of Ohio's US Representatives have been sentenced to prison for their illegal actions. Ohio is in a state of raw political confusion.

So back to the map and what it tells us:

1) Ohio is shaking off the dirt. Inspite of the odds against it, Ohio has declared itself a democracy once again.

2) Urban areas have gone for the Dems: Cleveland, Youngstown, Toledo, Akron, Canton, Columbus, Dayton, and Springfield. Even Cincinnati barely posted a majority for Dewine.

3) Rural voters in predominately agriculturally based economies linger with the Republican party.

4) Ohio is once again a player, open to honest and sincere candidates regardless of their political affiliation.