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Strickland approvals at 60%, new poll says
By Editor
Gov. Ted Strickland has a 60%-25% approval rating among Ohio voters, up from 55%-23% on June 4, according to a new poll released today by Quinnipiac University. Republicans give the Democratic Governor a 47%-35% job approval, while he’s at 57%-27% among independents.
“With a little more than two years to go in his first term, Gov. Strickland would have to be considered a strong candidate for re-election,” said Peter Brown, the Assistant Director of the Quinnipiac’s polling institute. “By a 47 – 31 percent margin, voters think Gov. Strickland has kept his 2006 campaign promises, 40 – 33 percent among independents.”
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Good for the Gov! Now in this next budget, if he fixes school funding, it will go even higher!
Hah. School funding is one of those issues that means sacrificing approval ratings just by touching it. Fixing it would probably give him a heck of a legacy–but there wouldn’t be too many people thanking him for it in the short term, which is closer to what approval ratings actually measure.
I know the Peter Brown guy in the article.
Strickland is also more attractive and fitter than Taft.
Another reason to get excited over Strick??
http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/08/11/daily34.html
http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2008/08/11/daily34.html
Of course one has to completly ignore the national economy, the decline in the dollar, the rising cost of consumer goods and the rise in oil prices. Also, ignore any of the policies of the previous govenor, who sat in office for 8 years. Of course everything is Strickland’s fault.
Wow, pretty sensitive huh?
Ohio is outpacing the country in unemployment. We are probably heading for “Michigan” status (headed by Granholm (D))if this keeps continuing.
It always seems to be a Strickland love fest on here, just want to bring a sobering fact, which is far worse than anything Voinovich or Taft ever did in this area.
Strickland has been office long enough to start taking some heat. I think if a GOP gov. was in with this news, many of the leftists on this board would be very critical, right?
I’m not a Strickland apologist by any means, but I feel it’s pretty naive to suggest something as complex as a slumping economy and rising unemployment to a single individual.
For instance, how is this Strickland’s fault:
GM Closing Dayton Area Assembly Plant
whoops, meant to edit.
This following link provided ranks states by unemployment rates for June 2008.
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/
As you can see, Ohio is pretty woeful when compared to the majority of states.
Many blame Taft, but how long does that blame last? Enough is enough. Criticizing Strickland on this issue is fair game and based on FACTS. Ohio is comparing poorly to most other states in the country, PERIOD.
As far as your point on GM, it is a cost cutting measure. However, Strick can stem the tide of job losses in this state. Maybe making Ohio a “Right to Work” state, to attract many other businesses and labor to come to Ohio. Alas, I’m afraid Strick is in the back pocket of Unions/Big Labor.
BTW, in your previous posts you mentioned the weak dollar as a reason not to criticize Strickland. The weak dollar should be helping Ohio boost exports and allow MNC’s and foreign based companies to set up some operations here, thus expanding employment. Alas, employment is dropping.
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/
As you can see, Ohio is pretty woeful when compared to the majority of states.
Many blame Taft, but how long does that blame last? Enough is enough. Criticizing Strickland on this issue is fair game and based on FACTS. Ohio is comparing poorly to most other states in the country, PERIOD.
As far as your point on GM, it is a cost cutting measure. However, Strick can stem the tide of job losses in this state. Maybe making Ohio a “Right to Work” state, to attract many other businesses and labor to come to Ohio. Alas, I’m afraid Strick is in the back pocket of Unions/Big Labor.
BTW, in your previous posts you mentioned the weak dollar as a reason not to criticize Strickland. The weak dollar should be helping Ohio boost exports and allow MNC’s and foreign based companies to set up some operations here, thus expanding employment. Alas, employment is dropping.
Has our General Assembly, which is GOP led, introduced legislation to establish right to work? A quick and dirty search and I’m not finding anything.
You’re right on one thing, our public officials do deserve our scrutiny and oversight. When things happen to go wrong though, you can’t simply throw someone under the bus (or streetcar) simply because they happen not to be your party. A fair and thorough evaluation of all circumstances is required.
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/state_unemployment/
As you can see, Ohio is pretty woeful when compared to the majority of states.
Many blame Taft, but how long does that blame last? Enough is enough. Criticizing Strickland on this issue is fair game and based on FACTS. Ohio is comparing poorly to most other states in the country, PERIOD.
As far as your point on GM, it is a cost cutting measure. However, Strick can stem the tide of job losses in this state. Maybe making Ohio a “Right to Work” state, to attract many other businesses and labor to come to Ohio. Alas, I’m afraid Strick is in the back pocket of Unions/Big Labor.
BTW, in your previous posts you mentioned the weak dollar as a reason not to criticize Strickland. The weak dollar should be helping Ohio boost exports and allow MNC’s and foreign based companies to set up some operations here, thus expanding employment. Alas, employment is dropping.
Lol, let me guess. We should cut taxes and provide incentives for small businesses…. The same old Republican song and dance that’s failed to stimulate anything positive in the past 8 years. A SLEW of small business are going to all of a sudden pop up, charge high prices to compete with large corporations with lower prices and save America!
The weak dollar is only furthering an already bad economy. If you’re poor, and your money is worth less than it was a year ago, then you’re still gonna be poor.
You don’t save a recession by always investing in business, not before you’ve closed the loop holes that allow business to side step you.
You invest in people. Strickland is investing in people. Re-educating them, creating jobs that derive from alternate sources.
Jobs rates ARE dropping, but the Governor has no blame for the high price of energy and food that’s strapping america. Keep in mind, every national mishap further plunges Ohio deeper into it’s gaping economic rift. Raising the “low value of money” flag isn’t going to magically make international companies come to the center of America’s economic despair.
The question you should be asking is, How do you take the state of Ohio and culture shift from manufacturing to some other field of specialty? Lemme guess… by investing in small business and providing even MORE tax incentives/breaks for large corporations so they’ll pick Ohio as the place to provide total shit employee benefit programs and health care that costs so much that it’s practically easier to work in a low wage job just so you qualify for medicaid and food stamps…lol :wink:
Reading through some of the articles, Ohio is one of 43 states to see an increase in job loss and unemployment rates. Looking at the CNN article that was linked by BG, you’ll see we have company with 6-7 other states at or near the same figure, as reported by CNN.
Zen,
Your anti-business diatribe is not really based on facts. Ohio has among the highest business tax rates in the country. It also has an onerous Commercial Activity Tax, which further dampens the opportunity to bring businesses here, or to have businesses based in Ohio to expand operations within the state. Ohio is also one of a handful of states to still have workers compensation under the auspices of the state, while many others have gone private. Working as a Workers Comp compliance officer for my company, I can tell you Ohio’s system is increasingly inefficient, and caused many of similar sized companies in our industry to go under because of burdensome workers comp premiums, or move out of state.
As far as Strick and energy, he can always propose a law to lower the state tax on gasoline. That may provide some help to individuals and businesses.
As far as investing in people. how about proposing laws to lower these insane property taxes. That will give people more money to spend on what they want, maybe like education.
BTW Zen, don’t hate on business too much, after all they employ the people you want to invest in.
Wow, you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. There was a 21% income tax cut that the CAT tax replaced. We went from a income tax to a consumption tax. That is great for the economy and business.
Give me an example of any business that went under because of this? Our workers compensation system is extremely solvent.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/business/yourmoney/08view.html?ex=1317960000&en=3a74952dac47fe79&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Property taxes are a local home rule issue which the state has nothing to do with. Right now on education the state is spending 52 cents of every dollar on education.
http://www.ohiochannel.org/multimedia/programs/program.cfm?program_id=107678&site_display_mode=2
The CAT tax also replaced the Corporate Franchise Tax and the Tangible Personal Property Tax.
Mercurius,
You obviously don’t know what YOU are talking about. The CAT tax is another onerous business tax that makes Ohio even less appealing. The total amount of state taxes levied on business is one of the highest rates in the country.
There are many small and medium-sized businesses that have suffered or shut-down because of whopping workers comp premiums. Also, the state passed a law which would further reduce any premium discount given to business who display stellar work safety. So even, if you are doing above and beyond what you are are supposed to do, the state has started to dwindle down the benefit of your safety efforts.
Do you even know how workers comp works in Ohio? Do you know that one single workplace accident can cause a small/medium sized company to go under? Do you know that a single accident, which could be due to a worker’s neglect, could be in a company’s “experience” for five years, potentially costing 10′s/100′s of thousands annually for those years. Even a new law created to try and stem this “experience” still does little/nothing to decrease the rampant. WC fraud which occurs in Ohio. Fraud, which the state does little to investigate, and which cost companies millions annually.
It is the heavy burden on business that keep Ohio WC solvent, not great management.
BTW, a state government can be involved with property taxes, like placing a cap on property taxes. Close to 33 others states, like California have proposed or passed laws regarding capping property taxes. Check your facts!
I decided to add a WSJ piece from March. It compares Ohio vs Texas economically. After that, ask yourself, if you are CEO, would you rather set up shop in Ohio (Strickland – D) or Texas (Perry-R).
http://online.wsj.com/public/article_print/SB120450306595906431.html
Hope you learned Merc.
BTW, many blame Bush solely for the economy. How about the do-nothing Democratic Congress that many here have voted for in 2006? They shouldn’t shoulder any blame?
Last I checked, our Govenor is the last step in our law making process, not the first. Where are all these tax bills coming from? Would that be the GOP lead General Assembly, which has been the case since the 125th Assembly-if not earlier.
Life,
Governors and Legislators can work together to craft legislation before a vote. Our governor can work with his cohorts in the Assembly to craft legislation that will make Ohio more attractive for business and industry.
Governors and Legislators can work together to craft legislation before a vote. Our governor can work with his cohorts in the Assembly to craft legislation that will make Ohio more attractive for business and industry.
My response to that would be that many of our legislators are in their 5-6th year in office to Strickland’s 2. Besides, it seems there has been a lot more positive co-operation between our Democratic Executive and Republican Legislative then there ever was when the GOP controlled OH.
I just feel one needs to look carefully at the larger picture and realize there is a lot more at play than one individual. Especially when that individual happens to share different political values than you.