Turning around Ohio – or Turning Gov. Strickland Out of Office?

In 2006, Democrat Ted Strickland campaigned for governor using the slogan “Turnaround Ohio.” It was an approach that worked gangbusters: Strickland carried 72 of 88 counties and won the governorship with 61 percent of the vote. He is now running behind in his bid for re-election primarily because most Ohioans feel that turnaround was short-lived — that the state is worse off now than when Strickland took office.
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Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello: Trying to Fight His Way Out of Trouble

It’s still a little more than eight weeks to Election Day, a long time in modern politics, and the outcome is far from certain — but polls out this week have Democrats plenty worried. Among the most concerned is first-term Virginia congressman Tom Perriello, who already knew he was running uphill. Two years of recession have made it a tough environment for any Democrat in a swing state.
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