Reports: Strickland - don't count on Ohio for Clinton

[grantcart]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After Sen. Barack Obama's decisive victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton in Wisconsin, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland was reported expressing doubt to political colleagues about whether he could hold his state for Clinton during the two weeks remaining before Ohio's Democratic presidential primary March 4.

Polls taken before Wisconsin voted gave Clinton a double-digit lead in Ohio, a state necessary to sustain her presidential hopes. A Clinton win there also may be needed for Strickland's chances to be the vice presidential running mate for either Clinton or Obama.

Prospects for Strickland, a former member of Congress elected as governor in a 2006 landslide, are based on presuming he would help carry pivotal state Ohio for the Democrats. But that argument would be undermined if he cannot deliver for Clinton in the primary.



5 latest polls have Clinton +7-9

http://www.pollster.com/08-OH-Dem-Pres-Primary.php
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_robert_d_novak/clinton_s_crumbling_ohio_firewall

[JimGinPA]

1. K&R

:kick:

[yellowcanine]

2. Strickland's little bobble head act backing up Hillary going off on Obama over the

flyers may have complicated any plans to consider him for the VP slot with Obama. Besides, it is not at all clear that having Strickland on the ticket would help Obama carry Ohio. I am thinking that other factors - such as the state of the economy, union issues, etc. might be more important.

[grantcart]

6. I thought he was thinking "why am I the only one up here?"

[RiverStone]

7. Clark, Richardson, Bradley...

All light years ahead of Mr. Bobblehead for VP

[Barack_America]

3. Hmm. And after I was about to write him off as a political idiot for standing...

behind Hillary while she went on her little rampage. Seems like he may have some political understanding after all.

[skipos]

4. Time for Mark Penn to move those goalposts! nt

[grantcart]

11. I just looked they are now in RI

Rhode Island,

Officially known as State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations is the state that is most equipped to decide who should be our next president for the following reasons:

-Rhode Island was the first of the thirteen original American colonies to declare independence from British rule

-Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states during presidential elections, regularly giving the Democratic nominees one of their best showings. In 1980, Rhode Island was one of only 6 states to vote against Ronald Reagan

-In the 1984 Reagan landslide, Rhode Island provided Walter Mondale with his 3rd best performance

- Rhode Island was the Democrats' best state in 1988 and 2000 and 2nd best in 1996 and 2004

-Rhode Island gave John Kerry a greater than 20 percentage point margin of victory (the third highest of any state) with 59.4% of its vote

-All but three of Rhode Island's 39 cities and towns voted for the Democratic candidate

-The Fox show Family Guy takes place in a fictional town in Rhode Island named Quahog

-The nautical nature of Rhode Island's geography pervades its culture. Newport Harbor, in particular, holds many pleasure boats

-A now defunct professional football team, the Providence Steam Roller won the 1928 NFL title

-Fort Adams, on Narragansett Bay, was the setting for the finish of Eco-Challenge 1995.

If Sen. Obama is not able to win in this one of the most Deomocratic States of the Union which is famous for its cultural, athletic, ecological leadership then he should to the party and the country a favor and quit the race

[NJSecularist]

5. Wow, that really says something....

When your biggest supporter in your "firewall" state says he has doubts you will win Ohio.

The recent polling must be right.

[buff2]

8. LOL!

That's funny

[OzarkDem]

9. Link to Strickland quotes?

[NJSecularist]

10. Here

http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/809872,CST-EDT-novak24.article

Ohio-ans must not be very smart according to you because by all accounts he has Hilary's lead down to 5-7 points.