They WHERE in the basement in ratings….
But that was yesterday,,,,
Today Kaisch and the others are cutting back the fight and trying to make friends….
Less than a year after he lost a big fight with the state’s labor unions on a ballot referendum (and acknowledged the defeat in very candid fashion), Kasich’s political brand is on the rise. A new Washington Post poll, in fact, suggests he’s now among the more popular governors in the country.
According to the Post poll, 52 percent of registered Ohio voters now approve of Kasich’s job performance, compared to 37 percent who disapprove. His splits are even better — 56 percent positive and 31 percent negative — among independents.
Those are Kasich’s best numbers in any poll since his inauguration in January 2011, and they are essentially reversed from mid-2011, when some polls showed his approval rating stuck in the low 30s.
Other polls have shown Kasich making a similar turnaround in recent weeks — including a CBS News/New York Times/Quinnipiac University poll that showed 48 percent approving of Kasich and 35 percent disapproving….
photo of Ohio Gov. John Kaisch…..coast-usa.blogspot.com
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I am unaware of any real evidence that having a Governor of a certain party necessarily helps that party’s presidential candidate
Further I believe that polls regarding Governors popularity or lack thereof are not a good barometer of much of anything
Most are subject to wild fluctuations given local and state issues that have little if anything to do with what’s going on nationally or
Simply reflect good times
Ohio provides a great example
Apparently Kasich is doing better in the polls due to falling unemployment
But that same fact is assisting President Obama there also
Indeed House Speaker John Boehner lamented the other day that the brightening employment scene was HURTING Romney there
The lesson seems to be that good news benefits incumbents regardless of whether they are from the same party or not
Kasich had the Utica Shale Oil and Gas and this is becoming an economic boom for Eastern Ohio who badly needs it!
Hi ya Brandon
Glad to have ya back!
Shale oil cold enrich the Northeast US
And
Move the US into self sustainability
I believe the US has the world largest shale oil
Deposits behind Canada
When mayors and governors had significant amounts of patronage, contracts and discretionary jobs in their personal gift, they could influence presidential elections, especially before the conventions and at them.
You didn’t want to seem a slacker about pulling your precinct in for The Ticket if the mayor, governor or president should be re-elected and deciding whether to renew your contract, continue your employment, build a school, or hire a relative.
And some states still have master columns or levers on their ballots (don’t worry about who’s running for the State Senate or Water District, just pull the GOP lever or punch the Democratic box).
But reflected glory is another matter. Some states have enough independent voters who positively delight in splitting their tickets to elect presidents, executives and legislators of different parties, while others are much more party-line.
Political power is alive and well around the county
That I live in DSD
NY’s Nassau County has over 40,000 MORE DEM’s than
GOPer’s and the Republican’s RULE
Workers ARE Expected to join the party and bring others along
The democrats can’t rally the vote so they get
No respect
No jobs
No spoils
At least that’s what things seem to be