Here are some 2006 midterm election poll numbers from RealClearPolitics, which aggregates many of the popular polls:
- Ted Strickland* is up 23.8%
- Sherrod Brown is up 12.5%
- Mary Jo Kilroy (OH-15) is up 12% (not banking on this though because only one poll is listed for this month and it’s from three weeks ago.)
And some more from Pollster.com which also aggregates many polls:
* I want to point out that I did not vote for Strickland, I voted for Fitrakis. But since he unfortunately hasn’t a chance in hell I’m posting Strickland’s poll numbers instead.
Want even more numbers to crunch on?
- Bush’s approval rating is 39%
- Over $338 BILLION has been spent on the Iraq war
- 2,814 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq, 126 of those are from Ohio, and 103 soldiers have died this month alone.
Unfortunately not even a Democratic majority in Congress can change any of those numbers for the better and the only thing that can go down is Bush’s approval rating.
In all of this election craziness, when most people are using their opinion of the war to decide their vote, I think it is worth noting that 81 Democratic House members and 29 Democratic Senators voted to authorize Bush’s war. They said YES Mr. Bush, go do as you please, we trust you’re telling the truth and if we find out you didn’t we won’t do a damn thing about it. The Democrats are not immune from criticism and having them in power does not even come close to assuring a happy ending for this country. They’re politicians all the same. And like my Dad says, they’re much the same as Republicans but better only in that they don’t kill as many people.
To end on a good note, I’m pleased to say Sherrod Brown and Ted Strickland both voted NO on the Iraq War Resolution.
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