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Why the spotlight on Ohio?

Who runs Ohio, gets Ohio's electronic voting machines. Who gets Ohio's electronic voting machines, gets Ohio's 20 Electoral Votes. Who gets Ohio's 20 Electoral Votes, gets the White House. Who gets the White House, runs the World.

Ohio again center of political stage - Governor's race drawing spotlight

Old molds are being broken. Moderate Republicans are leery of Blackwell's stringent stances. Liberal Democrats find some of Strickland's positions too conservative.

The count goes on -- Results delayed until Friday

Good. Let's see more slow counts in future elections. Better a slow count and correct than a fast count and wrong.

Ohio Elections 2006, 2008, 2010

Complete directory of Ohio candidates in the current election cycle. Also Ohio political parties, the official Ohio election office and Ohio news sources.

The next Governor of Ohio will either be black or an ordained Methodist Minister

November 7, 2006 -- Republican Blackwell versus Democrat Strickland. Traditional party stereotypes will not make any sense in November. Voters will have to find some other yardstick to judge by.

Cuyahoga County election problems stretch into Wednesday

Better late and correct, than early and wrong. There's nothing bad about taking a few days carefully hand-counting votes. Especially in Presidential Elections.

Blackwell gets 55.87 percent

Of those whose votes were counted.

Wednesday morning quarterback - Focus on voting machine problems

The polling sites opened late but only 50 Ohioans gave up and left without voting. It's anticipated that opening even later during the November 2006 election would increase this number.

National party leaders jump into fray in Ohio governor race

These's intense interest in who will run the state's electronic voting machines during the 2008 presidential election.