Comments on: Ohio Primary http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/ a diary of sorts Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:29:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: CarlosX http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 CarlosX Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:52:33 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/#comment-1408 One of the main forces that hurts Bush in Ohio is outsourcing. As more and more people who used to make $100,000/year are thrown out into the streets, Bush loses ground. These people will switch from Republican to Democrat. Remember most people affected by outsourcing and corporate downsizing immediately blame Bush. Another disturbing development for Bush is many lawyers who are pro-Kerry are using caps on medical malpractice to show case stories of a little girl who lost her leg, but momma can't sue the evil HMO or hospital. Look for this to give Kerry more mileage as the election heats up. It is going to be poor Americans versus insurance companies. One of the main forces that hurts Bush in Ohio is outsourcing. As more and more people who used to make $100,000/year are thrown out into the streets, Bush loses ground. These people will switch from Republican to Democrat.

Remember most people affected by outsourcing and corporate downsizing immediately blame Bush.

Another disturbing development for Bush is many lawyers who are pro-Kerry are using caps on medical malpractice to show case stories of a little girl who lost her leg, but momma can’t sue the evil HMO or hospital.

Look for this to give Kerry more mileage as the election heats up. It is going to be poor Americans versus insurance companies.

]]> By: MarkD http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-1407 MarkD Tue, 02 Mar 2004 23:27:01 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/#comment-1407 I can attest to the unfriendliness of the Ohio climate towards business. I work for a Michigan company, but we recently curtailed business in Ohio because of a court decision that exposed us to liability risks that made it no longer profitable to do business there. So Kevin, how does all this bode for Kerry's chances of taking Ohio in the November? Last I heard his plan was to concede the South, pick up all the States Gore Did and pry Ohio loose. Is it time for Kerry to find plan B or time for me to move to Australia? I can attest to the unfriendliness of the Ohio climate towards business. I work for a Michigan company, but we recently curtailed business in Ohio because of a court decision that exposed us to liability risks that made it no longer profitable to do business there.

So Kevin, how does all this bode for Kerry’s chances of taking Ohio in the November? Last I heard his plan was to concede the South, pick up all the States Gore Did and pry Ohio loose. Is it time for Kerry to find plan B or time for me to move to Australia?

]]> By: Mike M http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-1406 Mike M Tue, 02 Mar 2004 16:00:58 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/#comment-1406 Ohio is saddled with a slew of poor politicians on both sides of the isle. Coleman's unfortunate comments go with the rest of his record. He's a passive mayor more inclined to do photo ops and promote useless civic works projects like sidewalk construction and street beautification. Meanwhile, businesses are abandoning downtown Columbus and the homicide rate is shockingly high. Republican Governor Bob Taft isn't much better. He's managed to raise taxes, drive businesses away from Ohio, and cut funding for higher education while barely supporting conservative issues like the recently-passed concealed firearms permits. Unfortunately, Bush is likely to pay for the terrible state and city leadership in Ohio. He can still win the state, but Ohio's economy will be more of a determining factor than anything Bush does. He would be well advised to meet with Taft and get him to support some conservative issues before the election too. Repeal of the additional 1% sales tax would be a great place to start. Ohio is saddled with a slew of poor politicians on both sides of the isle. Coleman’s unfortunate comments go with the rest of his record. He’s a passive mayor more inclined to do photo ops and promote useless civic works projects like sidewalk construction and street beautification. Meanwhile, businesses are abandoning downtown Columbus and the homicide rate is shockingly high.

Republican Governor Bob Taft isn’t much better. He’s managed to raise taxes, drive businesses away from Ohio, and cut funding for higher education while barely supporting conservative issues like the recently-passed concealed firearms permits.

Unfortunately, Bush is likely to pay for the terrible state and city leadership in Ohio. He can still win the state, but Ohio’s economy will be more of a determining factor than anything Bush does. He would be well advised to meet with Taft and get him to support some conservative issues before the election too. Repeal of the additional 1% sales tax would be a great place to start.

]]> By: Michael Ubaldi http://www.kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/comment-page-1/#comment-1405 Michael Ubaldi Tue, 02 Mar 2004 14:58:25 +0000 http://kevinholtsberry.com/kh/2004/03/02/ohio-primary/#comment-1405 What gets me is that Democrats <i>and</i> the national news media associate Ohio's economic woes with the White House as if state policy carried no consequences whatsoever. Ohio's corporate taxation is the third highest in the nation, thanks in part to a recent increase from Columbus (on top of a slew of new taxes and hikes on existing ones). While President Bush does all he can from Washington, our state remains unfriendly to business precisely - and sadly - because a majority of state Republicans are addicted to the opiate of tax-and-spend. But that's not relevant to the press or Dem stump speeches, most likely because Kerry's not running for governor. What gets me is that Democrats and the national news media associate Ohio’s economic woes with the White House as if state policy carried no consequences whatsoever. Ohio’s corporate taxation is the third highest in the nation, thanks in part to a recent increase from Columbus (on top of a slew of new taxes and hikes on existing ones). While President Bush does all he can from Washington, our state remains unfriendly to business precisely – and sadly – because a majority of state Republicans are addicted to the opiate of tax-and-spend.

But that’s not relevant to the press or Dem stump speeches, most likely because Kerry’s not running for governor.

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