Rightwingers suffer another defeat - unions beat Koch $$$, rights trump the right

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Labor unions are celebrating one of their biggest victories in decades after turning back an Ohio law that curbed collective bargaining rights for the state's public workers.


The question for many is whether to interpret Tuesday's Ohio referendum as simply a rejection of Republican overreach in a heavily unionized state or more broadly as a barometer of a battleground state that could resonate with voters nationwide.



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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/a...io_vote_shows_unions_still_a_political_force/
 
It's a rejection of Republican over reach. The people of Ohio also voted for a law preserving ones right to choose health insurance. A rejection of health care reforms insurance mandate. That law passed by about the same numbers that Senate Bill #5 was rejected. Polls show that in the State of Ohio that Obama has significant leads against all the candidates but Romney and that polling is within the statistical margin of error.

It certainly spells bad news for John Kasich, who has three years left in his term. His approval rating is at 16% making him the most disliked Governor in the entire history of the State of Ohio. That's even lower then my shirt tail relative Bob Taft who was sanctioned for ethics violations. This could turn him into a lame duck governor and set the scene for a change of power in the State House in the next election.

I can't tell you how this will impact the Presidential election in Ohio (though if Obama wins Ohio he'll probably win the election) but I can tell you how this will impact Kasich. Kasich entire political future now rests in the results of the 2012 Presidential election. If Obama wins Ohio, and that means he would probably win the election, the power structure in the Republican party will blame Kasich and his political career will be over. It's pretty difficult to imagine Kasich getting re-elected right now but a lot can happen in three years.
 
the results of their historically failed ideas are now being felt and the American people areno longer being fooled by them saying lies like "compassionate conservative".

They know there is no compassion when it comes to the republican party.
 
I don't think that has much to do with it. I lived a big chunk of my life in rural America and most people I know in rural small towns vote based on identity politics. Ideology just helps to reinforce what they believe. As long as Republican represent the traditional white power structure then rural and small town white Americans will continue to identify with Republicans even when that conflicts with their own economic best interest. Our current political paradigm really isn't a liberal/conservative paradigm. Only the sheep think that. It's really an urban vs rural paradigm (and guess what....most independents live in suburbia).

Eventually this is a losing strategy for Repelicans as little by little their base is dissolving. Younsters in small towns and rural America are gravitating towards our urban centers because that's where the economic opportunities are.
 
Its who spent the most money.

We Are Ohio, the union-backed coalition fighting the law, poured at least $24 million into the campaign, while Building a Better Ohio, which supported the law, spent about $8 million.

Ohio, go and pray to your union masters.
 
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Labor unions are celebrating one of their biggest victories in decades after turning back an Ohio law that curbed collective bargaining rights for the state's public workers.


The question for many is whether to interpret Tuesday's Ohio referendum as simply a rejection of Republican overreach in a heavily unionized state or more broadly as a barometer of a battleground state that could resonate with voters nationwide.



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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/a...io_vote_shows_unions_still_a_political_force/
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Oh we are just BEGINNING to witness the backlash headed for Righties everywhere who support the ultra wealthy over the average citizen.
 
ZappasGuitar said:
Oh we are just BEGINNING to witness the backlash headed for Righties everywhere who support the ultra wealthy over the average citizen.
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Do you think the Kochs need to step up their funding for conservative candidates and spend more on election rigging?
 
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