Tuesday, March 15, 2011

More Buyers' Remorse--in Ohio

One of the key elements in democracy is voting. You can't count on people being reasonable anymore. It used to be you would get center-right/ center-left and you could stay home if you were grumpy about your team. The Public Policy Polling of Ohio reveals the consequences of staying home.

Today--he was only sworn into office in late January--Kasich would lose to Ted Strickland by a stunning 55-40%. Only 35% approve of Kasich. An overwhelming number of people who stayed home would have voted for Strickland by almost 60%.

Non-union households support collective bargaining rights for unions by 18pts.
63% of all Ohioans support collective bargainer for public employees.
52% support the right of public employees to strike.

On Senate Bill 5, which strips public employees of collective bargaining rights,54% want it repealed and 31% want it to stand. Here voters may be able to put this up to a referendum.

65% of the public believe that public employees should have the same rights as other employees.

Stunningly, 62% of independents support collective bargaining.

The problem from this poll is that the independents remain fickle and don't like what they voted for. Democrats stayed home and got what they deserved. The general public is only beginning to become aware how radically right-wing the old Republican Party has become. The implications of these policies are beginning to become clear throughout the Midwest.

The problem is that Ohio is stuck with Kasich. He cannot be recalled. Both Walker and Snyder can be recalled but the threshold is high.

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