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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
UPDATED with Kasich campaign response: Democratic Governors Assoc. head stumps for Strickland
Delaware Gov. Jack Markell, chairman of the Democratic Governors Association, said Wednesday in Columbus that re-electing Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is one of the group’s top priorities.
“Ted Strickland is the real deal when it comes to jobs in general” and certainly clean energy jobs, Markell said after he and Strickland toured a new biomass waste-to energy-project in Columbus.
The quasar energy group’s biodigester will take manure and other waste and convert them into fuel that can be used for generating electricity.
Strickland said that he fears if Republican challenger John Kasich is elected that Kasich may abandon Ohio’s mandated goal that by 2025 at least 25 percent of energy sold in the state must come from renewable or advanced energy sources.
Strickland said that he believes his message that he is creating new jobs with advanced and renewable energy products can counter Kasich claims that the state has lost nearly 400,000 jobs since Strickland took office.
Strickland blamed those job losses on the national recession which he said was caused by former President George W. Bush, Congress and Wall Street.
“I don’t minimize the significance of the job loss,” Strickland said.
Kasich campaign spokesman Rob Nichols said in an e-mail that Kasich opposes government mandates that cause “harmful increases in energy prices” and that low energy prices are important for manufacturing.
“He supports increasing renewable generation in Ohio and would not repeal our renewable energy program, but he wants to make sure we’re doing everything possible to prevent Ohio’s utilities from having to buy expensive electricity from out-of-state state,” Nichols added.
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TweetRasmussen Poll: Governor’s race toss-up; Senate race a GOP blowout
A new Rasmussen Reports poll released on Wednesday finds Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland nearly even with Republican challenger John Kasich among likely voters, with Kasich ahead, 48-45 percent.
In the poll, 3 percent favor another candidate and 4 percent are undecided. Rasmussen Reports has moved the race from “Leans GOP” to a “Toss-Up.”
Ohio’s U.S. Senate race continues to be a GOP blowout, however, with Republican Rob Portman, the former Cincinnati-area U.S. House member and top aide to President George W. Bush, leading Democrat Lee Fisher, the lieutenant governor, 57-34 percent.
The governor’s race is the closest it’s been in a Rasmussen Reports poll since early August and the fifth consecutive poll to show Kasich’s support at between 47 percent and 50 percent.
For Strickland, it’s his strongest showing since May. Two weeks ago, Kasich led by 8 percent.
Strickland, who like many Democrats considers Rasmussen Reports pro-GOP, was pleased with the results.
“That means I’m probably 20 points ahead,” he said after a campaign event in Columbus.
The poll was taken on Monday, Oct. 11, with 750 likely voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percent.
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