New Poll Shows Strickland Popularity Falling
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A new statewide poll shows some Ohioans are losing faith in Governor Ted Strickland and growing frustrated with his leadership.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—A new statewide poll shows some Ohioans are losing faith in Governor Ted Strickland and growing frustrated with his leadership.
The Quinnipiac University poll, released Friday, shows 46 percent of Ohio voters approve of the job Governor Strickland is doing, while 42 percent are not satisfied.
Strickland’s approval rating has dropped 11 points since May to its lowest level since February 2007, one month after he took office.
The poll also showed that more than half of Ohioans disapprove of Governor Strickland’s handling of the economy and the state budget.
But the governor said he is not surprised.
“I would expect that,“ Strickland said. “I haven’t seen those poll numbers, but I would be surprised if my numbers were not down because these are difficult times. People are experiencing difficult
circumstances.“
In downtown Columbus Friday, many voters had no problem placing blame with the governor for the state’s budget woes.
“It’s very much his fault,“ Cleveland resident Dan Karliak said. “He’s the governor. He’s in charge. He should be fiscally responsible, and he’s not being responsible.“
“I just don’t care for where he’s making his cuts. Why do they always pick the people that can least afford to have their programs cut,“ Columbus resident Cherie Arnold said.
But for all of his detractors, defenders such as Westerville resident John Leichtnam stood up to label Strickland as a victim of circumstances.
“You can’t blame the governor. All this stuff has been handed to him,“ Leichtnam said. “He’s doing the best he can with what little he has to work with. You’ve got to blame the prior administrations and the
economy.“
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I know quite a few people that use slots, like to gamble and go to the tracks. i also know this money is currently leaving our state for surrounding states as you can gamble, etc. in said states. i don’t know about you, JeramyB, but i would think we could use this $$ here. i would love to go sit at a slot machine for an hour or so and see how my luck goes, but i would prefer to leave my $$ in the state. a few years ago, i had all the intentions in the world of playing the slots when my hubby and i went to SD. they are everywhere from IN to SD, but i didn’t, i was too busy sightseeing. i do understand that not everyone has the easy time of it to walk away and no control of their problems (gambling problems, etc.) but does the rest of the state have to suffer because there may be persons with a gambling problem? i think not. if so, then let’s ban alcohol and any other thing that causes people problems. (this will get a lot of bad comments i can hear them already) i would think that some personal responsiblity would be in order here and i, personally, would like to see some gambling casinos in OH so we can get the precious dollars that are leaving our state.
Can we get Bob Taft back?
To be have any creditability - the pollster needs to reveal the Ohio Senate numbers too.
It is lawmakers who are empowered by Ohioans to LEGISLATE.
really? and this suprises who?
That’s awesome!
The Guy from Westerville has no clue. He has been in office for nearly 2-1/2 years. The states budget and economy wasnt like this 3 years ago. Dont get me wrong the previous Admin. didnt keep jobs here or even add more factory jobs but they didnt put us in a big hole. The governor and the mayor of Columbus both have disturbing issues with money management. The keep wanting to add office and high tech jobs to the area and the state but there are so many people who need good blue collar jobs. Quit wasting money thinking things will get better if we do construction on roads that were fine before. When you cut spending on the social services people need and turn around tear up major highways saying it will help is a farce. His plan to add slot machines to the racetracks is about a joke. I dont personally know any one who goes to them so the question is how much are the tracks and others make of them compared to the state and local governments? This sounds more like a scheme those businesses cooked up to get gambling just for them. If gambling comes here let it be an open market, not for just a select few who doesnt care about the economy.
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