Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Northeast Ohio Democrats surveyed by Patch were unanimous in believing last year's Senate Bill 5 fight will help Barack Obama reclaim the White House.
Northeast Ohio Democrats believe last year's fight over a Republican-led effort to clamp down on union rights will help Barack Obama reclaim the White House. Patch's Democratic influencers agreed in a survey that the Senate Bill 5 fight, which culminated in a decisive victory for union interests in Ohio last year, will galvanize party members and help Obama's re-election fight in this crucial swing state. Not one Democrat surveyed thought 2011's union fight would hurt Obama or the party in this year's election. The Senate Bill 5 effort was led by Gov. John Kasich, a Republican rising star who took a major hit after having his signature initiative defeated in November 2011. Democrats surveyed said Kasich's over-reaching helped organize …
Monday, August 6, 2012
Local Democrats want to see the president focus on the positives in the state’s economy.
Northeast Ohio Democrats are divided on whether the state’s economy will help or hurt President Barack Obama’s campaign this fall. In Patch’s most recent survey of influential party members in Northeast Ohio, Democratic insiders were split on how they thought the economy would affect the election this fall, but they knew they wanted the president to focus on the positives and tie failures to the competition. About 45 percent of all respondents thought Ohio’s economy would hurt the president’s chances of winning the state this November. About a third thought it would help the campaign, and almost 20 percent were neutral. But the Democrats we surveyed were united in thinking that Obama should focus on the positives in Ohio’s economy, …
Friday, August 3, 2012
Despite a renewed debate about guns in the wake of the Aurora, Colo., Northeast Ohio Democratic Insiders are divided on whether gun control could be a winning issue for Democrats this November.
Despite the renewed debate over gun control since the mass murder in Aurora, Colo., Northeast Ohio Democrats are mixed on whether the issue can be a winning one for their party this Fall. In Patch's latest survey of influential party members in Northeast Ohio, Democratic insiders were mixed on whether gun control was a battle worth fighting. About half said they thought the issue could galvanize the state's Democrats in November, but the other half also said that would be bad politics considering the strength of pro-gun interest groups and the overall acceptance of guns by Ohioans. "Gun control is bad politics in Ohio," said one insider who responded to the survey. "Only three Ohio Governors in the forty years since Kent State have been …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Patch has already asked our Northeast Ohio Republican insiders their thoughts on the presidential election and politics in general. Now, the Democrats are up.
Patch has already asked our Northeast Ohio Republican insiders their thoughts on the presidential election and politics in general. Now, the Democrats are up. We've received our first batch of survey results from our Democratic insiders and we'll be bringing you the first results story on Friday morning. We asked them questions on a wide range of topics, from the economy to gun control. Our surveys, called Red Northeast Ohio and Blue Northeast Ohio, are intended to gather opinion and insight from influential local Democratic and Republican activists, party leaders and elected officials in Northeast Ohio. Want to participate? If you are an activist, party leader or elected official and would like to take part in regular surveys that last …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Patch will be conducting surveys of party insiders this election season to learn the true sentiments of Republicans and Democrats on the ground in Ohio. Results from our first survey will be published this week!
Patch wants to know what Republican and Democratic insiders in Northeast Ohio are thinking during this important election season. So we're going to ask them! Patch will be conducting Red Northeast Ohio and Blue Northeast Ohio surveys throughout the election season in hopes of determining the true sentiments of Republicans and Democrats on the ground in Ohio. The feature is intended to gather opinion and insight from influential local Democratic and Republican activists, party leaders and elected officials in Northeast Ohio. The surveys aren't random. Patch editors have recruited a roster of insiders on both sides of the aisle. We will send them occasional surveys during the election season asking them about issues important to the election…
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