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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Casino issue certified for ballot
It’s official.
Ohio voters will vote Nov. 4 on a proposed constitutional amendment to permit construction of a $600 million resort gambling casino in Clinton County near Wilmington.
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner announced on Thursday, Sept. 25, that backers of the casino submitted enough valid signatures from registered voters to qualify for the ballot.
Her office said the petitions contained 480,003 valid signatures, more than the required 402,275 valid signatures needed statewide to qualify for the ballot. The required 402,275 equals 10 percent of the ballots cast in the 2006 gubernatorial election.
Also, backers submitted signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the ballots cast for governor in 2006 in 44 counties, another requirement.
The backers met that threshold in 77 counties.
Brunner also denied a protest that had been filed against the issue by Andrew D. Bowers, based on the recommendation of hearing examiner Karl Schneider.
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Local McCain supporters needed to help with weekend canvassing
The John McCain campaign is heading out across Ohio this weekend and they’re looking for supporters to help knock on doors. If you’re interested, here’s the details of where to go.
Butler County Staging Point- Victory HQ 5964 Golf Club Lane Hamilton, OH Saturday- 12PM Sunday-12PM 513-893-5292 Daniel Alfaro Alfaro@ohiogop.org
Greene County Staging Point- Victory HQ 3317 SeaJay Drive Beavercreek, OH Saturday- 10AM Sunday- 10AM Rob Lagergren Lagergren@ohiogop.org
Montgomery County Staging Point- Miamisburg High School Belvo Road Miamisburg, OH Saturday- 9:30AM/1:30PM 937-528-7888 Jeff Yount Yount@ohiogop.org
Warren County Staging Point- Victory HQ 30 West Main St. Lebanon, OH Saturday/Sunday- 10AM Barbara Franco Franco@ohiogop.org
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Sarah Palin carved into cornfield near Toledo
People flying in planes near Toledo may be shocked to see Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin carved into a cornfield in Whitehouse.
You can see the corn maze here
Duke Wheeler told the Associated Press that Palin created excitement in the election and he hopes she generates some for his annual corn maze.
He says it took an Idaho artist at least 8 hours to mow down corn stalks in a Palin pattern, complete with her familiar updo hairstyle and eyeglasses.
For more information, visit www.whitehousecornmaze.com
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Carole King stumps for Obama
Singer songwriter Carole King continued her tour through Ohio, singing the praises of Sen. Barack Obama and encouraging like-minded liberals to talk their neighbors into supporting the Democrat for president.
“We are in a real crisis and we are headed for a cliff,” King told about 100 supporters at Urban Coffee in suburban Columbus on Thursday, Sept. 25. “When you’re headed for a cliff, what do you do? You change direction.”
King, 66, connected with the mostly Baby Boomer female crowd by asking for their thoughts and ideas.
While one woman urged supporters to volunteer for Obama because said they won’t want to be singing King’s “It’s Too Late” after the election. King seized on that thought and said she had another song, and led them in a chorus of “You’ve Got a Friend.”
To hear more, listen to a short interview with King by clicking here.
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Faith leaders speak out on payday lending, casino proposals
Faith leaders who say their churches include a majority of Ohio voters joined together on Thursday, Sept. 25, to speak out on two statewide ballot issues.
They urged a “yes” vote on Issue 5 to keep a new state law that would reduce the maximum annual interest rate for payday lending from 391 percent to 28 percent and a “no” vote on Issue 6 which would amend the Ohio Constitution to permit construction of a $600 million resort gambling casino in Clinton County near Wilmington.
The Rev. John Edgar, pastor of the United Methodist Church for All People in Columbus, said their opponents on both issues are motivated by the same greed that has caused the current national financial crisis on Wall Street.
“What is wrong on Wall Street is worse on Main Street,” Edgar said. The Ohio Council of Churches, the Episcopal Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Vineyard Church of Columbus also were represented at a press conference.
A block away from the faith leaders press conference at the downtown Trinity Episcopal Church, supporters of the effort to repeal the payday lending interest limit said the law is an example of “Big Brother” government intruding into Ohioans’ lives and personal choices.
Also, Rick Lertzman, a backer of the casino plan, said the issue is not morality, but economic. The casinoplan will create 6,000 jobs that can’t be outsourced. “We’re not sending anything off to China,” Lertzman said.
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New study defines “swing voters”
The Democratic Leadership Council, the think tank for Democrats who like to consider themselves moderate, has a new study that defines “swing voters.”
The study, released on Thursday, Sept. 25, finds that white men and women with at least a high school education but no college degree swing the outcome of a general election by “an astonishing average of 6.7 percentage points between elections that Democrats win or lose.”
A typical female voter in this group is likely between 30 and 59 years old, married with no children at home, a Republican or independent, moderate or conservative, not a union member, pro-life and supports smaller government. She’s likely to live in the South and in a suburb.
A typical male voter in the group has many of the same characteristics but is likely to live in a suburb or small town in the Midwest or South.
The study says that how well Democrat Barack Obama does with these voters is the key to putting him in the White House. What it doesn’t say - but what’s probably equally true - is that if Republican John McCain does very well with these voters, McCain will end up in the White House.
For the full study, click here.
