Politico: Portman to run 2014 GOP Senate races?
Politico.com reported today that Ohio's junior senator, Rob Portman, is interested in chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) in the 2014 campaign cycle.The website cited two...
View ArticleHard road to re-election for Kasich?
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, the first-term Republican, is almost dead even with a generic Democratic opponent, despite his rising job approval numbers according to a poll released earlier this month by...
View ArticleStrickland: Tired of raising campaign money
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, like many seasoned election veterans, likes to help the young aspiring politicians who, in years past, helped him get where he wanted to go.That’s what Strickland was...
View ArticleRove's Super PAC takes on Ashley Judd
Actress Ashley Judd, who has been talked about as a potential opponent in 2014 for Kentucky's Sen. Mitch McConnell, is the subject of a digital attack ad put on the internet by GOP strategist Karl...
View ArticleKasich sitting pretty, but not home free
Twenty-five months into his term, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has finally hit the “magic number.”In politics, the magic number for an elected official seeking re-election is 50 percent or more in his or her...
View ArticleKasich not picking any more fights with unions
Don’t touch the third rail. You’ve probably heard people in politics talk about the “third rail” – the one on a subway track that carries the electric power.In Congress, the “third rail” has...
View ArticleAshley Judd ready to take on Mitch McConnell?
Ashley Judd, the actress and social activist, is planning on running for Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell's Senate seat in Kentucky, according to a Huffington Post story based on sources.
View ArticleFitzGerald to headline Democratic event here
Hamilton County Democrats will get a look at their only active candidate for Ohio governor on April 11, when Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald is the featured speaker at a county party...
View ArticleAnother Democrat passes on 2014 governor's race
Another Ohio Democrat - former U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton - has said she won't run for governor in 2014, leaving the field nearly wide open for the only active candidate, Cuyahoga County executive Ed...
View ArticleHounshell says no free ride for Boehner in 2014
Andrew Hounshell of Middletown is no career politician; he’s a steel worker, an Army veteran and father of three-year-old triplets. A self-described regular guy.And now he is about to try to climb one...
View ArticlePoll: McConnell no lock for re-election in Kentucky
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is going to have his hands full running for re-election in Kentucky next year, according to a poll released Tuesday.And the same poll showed the junior senator...
View ArticleIt's official - Pepper is a candidate for Ohio AG
Former Hamilton County commissioner and Cincinnati councilman David Pepper has launched his campaign to unseat Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.Monday, his campaign filed papers with the Ohio...
View ArticlePoll: Kasich in "reasonably good shape" for re-election
A commanding lead among male voters has made Ohio Gov. John Kasich the early favorite for re-election in 2014, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released Thursday morning.
View ArticleCincy a stop on FitzGerald's campaign kick-off tour
Democrat Ed FitzGerald, the Cuyahoga County executive, is expected to formally announce his candidacy for Ohio governor Wednesday at stops in Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.The Cincinnati event...
View ArticleMcConnell, GOP going after Grimes
If you are an incumbent elected official and you are facing re-election, with dismal looking poll numbers and a potentially difficult challenger looming on the horizon, there is one thing you are...
View ArticlePillich to take on Mandel for Ohio treasurer
State Rep. Connie Pillich, a Democrat from Montgomery, announced this morning she will take on Republican incumbent Josh Mandel for the Ohio treasurer's office in 2014.Pillich, who represents the 28th...
View ArticlePillich versus Mandel could be a classic
The 2014 slate of Democratic candidates for Ohio’s statewide offices is not exactly set in stone, but it is getting pretty close.Why so early, you ask?Well, when you have been beaten like a rented mule...
View ArticleWill Ohio reverse course on its gay marriage ban?
Round one in the battle took place in November 2004, when 62 percent of Ohioans voted in favor of a constitutional ban.Round two could be right around the corner, possibly in November 2014, if...
View ArticleLooks like Ohio Dems will do without Cordray in 2014
Ohio Democrats who were hoping that Richard Cordray, the former state treasurer and attorney general, might rush in on a white horse, with a hardy “Heigh Ho Silver” and save the day in the 2014 Ohio...
View ArticleMitch McConnell to have primary challenge
Matt Bevin, a Louisville businessman with support from Kentucky tea party activists, plans to challenge Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2014 GOP Senate primary.Bevin, a partner in a hedge...
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