Ohio Governor: Strickland 47%, Blackwell 27%

[skipos]

United States congressman Ted Strickland is leading in the Buckeye State’s gubernatorial race, according to the latest poll by the Columbus Dispatch. 47 per cent of respondents in Ohio would back the Democrat, while 27 per cent would vote for Republican state secretary Ken Blackwell.

Libertarian candidate Bill Peirce and Bob Fitrakis of the Green Party are also contending. A late June survey by Rasmussen Reports gave Strickland a 13-point edge over Blackwell.

http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm/fuseaction/viewItem/itemID/12402

[Greeby]

1. Wow, if Blackwell tried to steal results like that...

He'd be caught red-handed

[Doctor_J]

6. and?

so he gets caught red-handed. Then what? :shrug:

[emcguffie]

30. My question precisely. What then? Will the Dems fight back?

Unfortunately, in Ohio it seems they've got most of the judiciary taken care of too. But maybe not all of them, I don't really know anything about it. Has our side had any success in court in Ohio?

[Doctor_J]

34. Doesn't matter

if the OH courts decide that all the votes should be counted, the GOP will appeal to the Federal Courts, and SCOTUS if neccessary (FL 2000). The sane, civil part of the game has ended - we lost that part. We probably lost our chance for a mildly violent revolution when the 2004 "vote challengers" weren't forcibly removed by the local citizens.

I still have some hope that we can retake the country with a civil war. But in practice we'll probably be invaded by the 99% of the world that hates Smirk.

[mom cat]

31. Revolution!

[bullimiami]

7. theyve been caught red handed before and gotten away with it.

a 20 point lead will myteriously become a narrow loss on election day.
nothing will happen. blackwell will be governor.

the will be 'some' polls showing the race closer, there will be all sorts of spin and propaganda campainging to muddle reality and the news media will be complicit.

[DaDeacon]

22. Like "Kat woman" Harris the GOP is going to let them go down !

Blackell thought the GOP will swoop in an save his run, they won't he and Kat will be left holding the bag and in teh end be scapegoats for "who whould have know" investigation after the Dems take office in 2006. I called this in 04'that Ken and Kat would run as reward for what they did in FL. & OH. If the party was in trouble that they would be left out to dry and then sent up to protect the white house. You can see the hearings now Ken and Kat letting it all out, Rush and Coluter painting then as sore loserers being fronted by the left. It's going to get relly good in 07'

[sendero]

24. I doubt it..

.... the Republican machine is not going to lose the power to rig votes over a doofus like Blackwell.

They will have to get the pre-election polls within 5-6%, and I don't think they can do it.

We'll see.

[Doctor_J]

27. Lose the power to rig vote?

What do you mean by this? It's not something that's going to go away due to overuse. They did it in FL in 2000. Then in 2002 they did it in FL, GA, and OH. In 2004 they stole the white house by rigging OH, and Jeb had the FBI going to black voters' houses and menacing them.

Their ability to rig elections isn't getting any weaker.

[sendero]

28. Well...

... I'm not interest in a long debate. I'm going to state my position and you are free to argue with the final word.

There is NO FUCKING WAY they can steal an election with widely-confirmed 10 point trail going in. And they are not stupid, the first time they try they are going to get caught and then the golden goose will be dead.

The ONLY WAY they have gotten away with this so far is that they did it by shaving a few points, leaving a shadow of doubt that anything dirty was done. The masses of Americans cannot fathom the idea of election fraud. But now there is a hint of suspicion and stealing 10 points would tip it from suspicion to outrage.

They might do it to an election that is REALLY important to them, just how would this one be so?

Certainly, if Blackwell is polling anywhere near where he is now, there is no way they are going to pull this off. That is what I believe.

[jseankil]

29. And Ohio will burn if it happens. /nm

nm

[gasperc]

2. I'd still run like I was 10 points down, sweep in a solid DEM legislature

make the crushing defeat complete

[Atman]

3. But he'll still do it!

Watch. They're in their War Room now trying to come up with plausible explanations as to why only four voting machines were placed in every democratic district in the state, while republicans were escorted in air conditioned limousines to a special polling places set up in fine restaurants and golf courses. And that Blackwell's win really just shows that Ohio residents are tired of tax and spend liberals. Or something. Just watch. These people aren't just morons. They're shameless morons.

[KansDem]

23. You think they'll do another "terror alert" and close off vote counting?

Like in 2004? Or is that con off the table as they won't want to try it again for fear of appearing too obvious.

Warren Co. defends lockdown decision


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FBI denies warning officials of any special threat

By Erica Solvig and Dan Horn
Enquirer staff writers


LEBANON - Warren County officials, facing scrutiny of their decision to lock down the administration building on election night, say they were responding to a terrorist threat that ranked a "10" on a scale of 1 to 10.

The information, which Commissioner Pat South said was previously deemed confidential, is coming out a week after the public was barred from viewing the Warren County vote count. The Ohio Secretary of State's office doesn't know of any other county in the state to impose such a restriction.

County officials initially said they feared that having reporters and photographers present could interfere with the ballot counting. They subsequently cited homeland security concerns.

Now, they say an FBI agent told them that Warren County ranked a "10" on a terrorism scale. However, state and federal homeland security officials said Tuesday they were unaware of any specific threat against the county.
--more--
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/11/10/loc_warrenvote10.html

I mean, how obvious can you get?!?!?

[Doctor_J]

4. Since Whitewell will be counting the votes, I wouldn't put too much

stock in any of these polls.

[marmar]

5. So, Kenny, was all the whoring you did for the GOP worth it?

Like your southern counterpart Katherine Harris, all it's gonna get you is national humiliation. When you lie down with dogs....

:think:

[bullimiami]

9. when you lie down with rich dogs you share the riches.

thats what he learned.

[Ka hrnt]

8. Great news!

You can tell the GOP is worried--their smear machine is in full force now:
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060723/NEWS09/607230348/-1/NEWS

"The Ohio Republican Party's newly hired "social conservative coordinator" e-mailed an undisclosed group of "pro-family friends" this week, offering a 10-point introduction to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland.

His message attacked the church attendance, work ethic, and voting record of Mr. Strickland, a southeast Ohio congressman and ordained Methodist minister. It alleged Mr. Strickland and his wife of nearly 20 years live in different states - and linked to an Internet posting that questions whether Mr. Strickland is gay."

Holy cow, an internet posting! That's a definitive source! ;)

[Oreo]

17. Here's my contribution to the cause

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Are all coke addicts


Now there is an internet post that states that the entire republican delegation of the 109th congress regularly snort coke. Run with it Dems!!!

oh yeah... Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[stepnw1f]

10. It Will Be Hard to Believe if He Tries to Steals It

Glad to see these numbers. It DOES MATTER!

[HughBeaumont]

11. No reason to be complacent in Duh HIGH Ah.

Corruption is corruption. We must do everything possible to fight it, including showing up as if we were 20 points BEHIND. BootBlackwell and his handlers aren't even slightly worried, which is troublesome.

[Barrett808]

12. Has the president of Diebold weighed in yet?

That would be definitive.

[bluestateguy]

13. 20 points cannot be Diebolded

Not credibly anyway.

[goforit]

35. I don't know about that. Bush could only have 1% approval &still win.

[bluestateguy]

39. No, it can't.

There have to be limits to moonbat conspiracy theories.

[Cookie wookie]

41. True, at least according to the Brennan Report.

So everybody in Ohio get out and vote and good luck to you!

[MasonJar]

14. This year there will be no working machines in the Dem zones

because they will have already been taken home for calibration. Did you see yesterday on DU that the Election Commission in Alaska still will not let the democrats have the election results even though investigation showed hundreds of thousands of extra votes. This has got to stop. We must demand it.

[kster]

18. By chance, do you have a link for that story?..Thanks...nt

[Doctor_J]

20. This will be the norm by 2008

only the very bluest of states will have honest elections. The fascists will not be stopped.

IMO, the only way to firght this is to reverse the procedure. Make sure that blue-state Repubs like Snowe and Chaffee get the boot, regardless of how the actual vote turns out. If we start to have massive fraud in our favor, then the election system will finaly get a thorough overhaul.

[MelissaB]

15. This. Makes. My. Day!

:woohoo:

[Roland99]

16. Suh-WEET!

[Vidar]

19. Hope it's enough.

[warrens]

21. I hope this will shut the Fundies up

This is not a theocracy, and Blackwell is running his campaign like it is.

[tomp]

25. still sounds too close to call. nt

[Benhurst]

26. Yeah, it looks like Blackwell is headed for an upset victory.

I'm sure the corporate media will be able to explain it all to us after he is elected.

[suston96]

32. Yahbut.....

Who is runing for Secretary of State? Ya know, the guy that hires the recalibrators?

[OnionPatch]

33. Yes!!

:bounce: :woohoo:

Hopefully, this is too much of a lead for the GOP thieves to steal it. Now when Strickland gets in office, I hope one of the first things he's going to do is clean up their vile and corrupt election systems.

I'm so proud of my home state for rejecting the GOP liars.

[ellie]

36. Of course

Blackwell will "squeak" by in his victory. I don't have a lot of hope for my state. Ohio used to have such great liberal leaders such as Metzenbaum.

[TankLV]

37. So, in other words, it's "too close to call" again?

Damn those innacurate polls!...

[leesa]

38. They're gonna have to steal a lot of votes this time.

[rodeodance]

40. great news. I needed some.