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Strickland endorses Clinton


Lefty Blogs will read like that right down the line soon.  From the Baltimore Sun:

Hillary Clinton has scored the most coveted Democratic endorsement from arguably the most important swing state in the nation: Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio.

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Strickland is a pro-gun former Methodist minister who broke a 16-year Republican hold on the governorship last year. He won huge swaths of normally red rural Ohio, which analysts call key for a Democrat seeking the state’s 20 crucial electoral votes.

Strickland’s support could provide a counterpunch to Clinton’s rivals’ claims that she is too polarizing to win a general election. A new Ohio Poll from the University of Cincinnati today pegs the governor’s approval rating at 69 percent, including 65 percent among Republicans and 68 percent among independents.

Strickland and Clinton go way back: They worked together on her ill-fated universal health care plan in the 1990s, when Clinton was First Lady and Strickland was a congressman from southern Ohio. Strickland has long called Clinton a personal friend.

Last year, Ohio Democrats estimated Clinton raised nearly $500,000 for Strickland and Sherrod Brown, the then-congressman who unseated Sen. Mike DeWine. Bill Clinton raised at least $225,000 more for Strickland.

Alrighty then.  Not much else out there on it yet.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 1:47 pm November 9th, 2007 in Politics 

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8 Responses to “Strickland endorses Clinton”

  1. 1 Anon on November 9th, 2007 3:38 pm

    The Sun mentions speculation that Gov. Strickland might be the VP candidate if Sen. Clinton gets the nomination. Anyone have any thoughts about the likelihood of a Clinton-Strickland ticket?

  2. 2 Joe Amschlinger on November 9th, 2007 5:24 pm

    I think he will definitely make the long list but not the short list. He will have only been governor for a year and a half when the VP is selected though which can be double edged 1) he will not have much of a record to have to defend as gov., just his congressional record, but on the other hand 2) he could be viewed in a poor light for “abandoning” Ohio when he promised to turn it around. He is a tempting choice because Ohio is so important, but will Ohioans vote for one of their own as VP or would they turn on him and vote for an (R) or not vote and at all because he would be seen as an opportunist out for only himself.

  3. 3 Anon on November 9th, 2007 7:44 pm

    Re #2, I tend to agree that Gov. Strickland probably won’t be on the ticket. FWIW, I don’t know if he’d actually be interested (not that I have any inside information). After all, the primary reason for being vice president seems (to me) to be the opportunity to eventually run for president. If Strickland isn’t interested in being president, the job of Ohio governor would seem to be a lot more interesting than VP.

  4. 4 Lisa Renee on November 9th, 2007 9:47 pm

    If his word means anything to him at all, which it’s believed it does, Strickland will not be VP. He promised and I heard him say this, that he would serve his full term as governor.

  5. 5 Ben on November 9th, 2007 10:15 pm

    All this talk of “he might not be interested” is crazy. Of course he would do it if he was asked.

  6. 6 Jill Miller Zimon on November 9th, 2007 10:21 pm

    I’m with Lisa Renee on this one. If he goes back on his word about serving his full term, it would be a huge betrayal. Consider how he has to consider how folks would feel about Lee Fisher taking over and how that would ultimatel impact 2010 elections in Ohio for the statehouse, and then there’s apportionment.

    I suspect he’ll send out vibes that would negate any intentions to ask him. Won’t stop people from asking but I don’t believe he’ll say yes.

    I’ve been wrong before, will be wrong again.

    I also think back to Sherrod Brown’s situation with Paul Hackett – it wasn’t comparable really to the vow Strickland has made about staying on for the full term, but in terms of how people reacted, esp. those behind Hackett – that was hard for people to overcome – remember how bitter it was?

    I just don’t imagine Strickland taking that risk or wanting to risk that kind of hit on the Ohio Dems in general.

    But – all speculation right now.

  7. 7 retro on November 20th, 2007 10:32 am

    As much as I’d like to see a woman president, I don’t trust Hillary as far as I can throw her.

  8. 8 Jill Miller Zimon on November 20th, 2007 7:26 pm

    Why, Retro? (Just want to hear more)

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