http://dir.salon.com/topics/ohio/?source=rss&aim=ohio en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST By Joe Conason Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/12/08/federal_spending/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/conason/2008/12/08/federal_spending/index.html?source=rss The first thing Obama should do is use federal funds to keep public employees from joining the swelling ranks of the unemployed. By Alex Koppelman Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/11/04/ohio/index.html?source=rss The state, which was key to George Bush's victory in 2004, has apparently gone blue this time around. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/election_day/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/04/election_day/index.html?source=rss As Americans flock to the polls, all eyes are on a handful of key battleground states. By Angela Valdez Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/mccain_calls/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/03/mccain_calls/index.html?source=rss I volunteered to phone bank for the McCain campaign, and recorded some of the calls. And now I'm more confused than ever about what an "undecided" voter is. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/02/ohio_obama/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/02/ohio_obama/index.html?source=rss In bellwether Perry County, the Ku Klux Klan once thrived. Now, Republican truckers and coal miners are backing Barack Obama. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/31/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/31/ohio/index.html?source=rss In the state that broke Democratic hearts in 2004, favorable poll numbers and a wave of early voters could point to victory. By Bill Greener Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/27/undecideds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/27/undecideds/index.html?source=rss A GOP operative argues that in a race between a white and black candidate, "undecideds" vote white. Meaning, "undecideds" will break for McCain. By Andrew Burmon Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/22/voter_supression_guide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/22/voter_supression_guide/index.html?source=rss From Ohio to Florida to Montana, here's where Republicans may be using voter suppression tactics to tilt the presidential election. By Andrew Burmon Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/15/voter_suppression/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/10/15/voter_suppression/index.html?source=rss As Republicans warn of catastrophe at the polls, an expert on election fraud explains the real partisan hoax -- the suppression of Democratic votes. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/ohio/index.html?source=rss Center-stage again, the Ohio contest between Obama and McCain may pivot on the impossible-to-handicap racial factor. By Mike Madden Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/14/rove_states/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/08/14/rove_states/index.html?source=rss Bush's former top strategist sees most of the action this fall coming in Virginia, Colorado, Michigan and, just for old time's sake, Ohio. By Andrew O'Hehir Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/01/stealing_america/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/08/01/stealing_america/index.html?source=rss "Stealing America" airs out the same old questions (and conspiracy theories) about the murky Bush-Kerry election. But it avoids the really scary stuff. By Mike Madden Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/26/portman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/26/portman/index.html?source=rss Rob Portman is a Bush loyalist from the key swing state, who's even served as a John Edwards stand-in. Could he end up as McCain's running mate? By Thomas F. Schaller Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/24/270_roundtable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/24/270_roundtable/index.html?source=rss Salon asks a round table of experts to predict where the presidential election will be won or lost. It's not just about Ohio anymore. By Mark Schone Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/03/roundtable/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/03/roundtable/index.html?source=rss As the primaries end, a round table of experts -- Tom Schaller, Ruy Teixeira and Sean Wilentz -- weighs the influence of white racism on the Clinton vs. Obama contest. By Paul Maslin Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/16/270/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/16/270/index.html?source=rss This November, a Democratic victory will probably hinge on the Electoral College votes of a handful of swing states. Howard Dean's pollster examines 17 fall battlegrounds, one by one. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/04/21/bill_clinton/index.html?source=rss On the road and off the radar, playing small-town Pennsylvania with the former president. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/06/democratic_primaries/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/03/06/democratic_primaries/index.html?source=rss The Obama-Clinton drama is good for voters and the Democratic Party. And bad for John McCain. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/steamship_globalization_and_ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/05/steamship_globalization_and_ohio/index.html?source=rss Who is to blame for unfair global trade? How about the Industrial Revolution? By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/05/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/05/ohio/index.html?source=rss Victory is sweet for Clinton after 11 losses, but the path to overtaking Obama in the delegate count is still far from clear -- and could lead back to Florida and Michigan. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/ohio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/04/ohio/index.html?source=rss Her campaign is nervously optimistic, but she faces a daunting delegate map -- and perhaps forces beyond her control -- in the race against Obama. By Andrew Leonard Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/03/nafta_obama_and_goolsbee_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/03/03/nafta_obama_and_goolsbee_2/index.html?source=rss Obama's economic advisor admits he talked about trade with Canadian officials. But he was misquoted! Except he was telling the truth! By Edward McClelland Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/03/kucinich/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/03/03/kucinich/index.html?source=rss Back in Ohio, the left's favorite long shot is paying the price for his presidential ambitions. Calling him out of touch, four Democrats will try to take his House seat Tuesday. By Walter Shapiro Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/hillary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/02/29/hillary/index.html?source=rss Was her campaign stop in an Ohio town called Hanging Rock a metaphor -- or a symbol of dogged defiance? By Andrew Leonard Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/nafta_and_the_democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/02/27/nafta_and_the_democratic_debate/index.html?source=rss Even with Tim Russert nipping at their ankles, Obama and Clinton managed to talk some sense about trade