The Ohio Governor's Race: the Draft Cordray movement

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Tuesday May 21, 2013 · 5:44 AM PDT

2013/05/21 · 05:44

This week, the Senate is scheduled to vote on the re-appointment of Richard Cordray to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Republican Senators, presumably because they believe that consumers don’t need financial protection, have indicated that they are going to block that nomination. Giddy at the prospect of obstructing President Obama and unleashing a new era of Big Bank greed upon Americans, Senate Republicans plan to send Cordray back to Ohio.

The nation’s loss is Ohio’s gain. We Ohioans have plans for Mr. Cordray, and they don’t involve sulking and mourning his return from Washington. It just so happens, Ohio has a gubernatorial race coming up. We think he is just the man for the job. And here’s why:

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Thursday March 10, 2011 · 11:36 AM PST

2011/03/10 · 11:36

Often times, it seems like Ohio's anti-union bill, SB-5, is overlooked by the media and progressives because Wisconsin's anti-union bill is surrounded by more drama. Sure, they have the bigger protests, their Democratic Senators have left the state, but lost amid all of this is that Ohio's anti-union bill actually goes further than Wisconsin's. Whereas Wisconsin's bill would exclude police and firefighters, Ohio's bill would not.

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Saturday October 30, 2010 · 12:04 PM PDT

2010/10/30 · 12:04

My name is Dustin White, and I'm a College Democrat here at Ohio State University. I'm writing to you today from our office on campus, which is bustling with activity today. I've been delegated a Comfort Captain, which entails all sorts of odd jobs. I've made countless cups of hot chocolate for our canvassers, served lunch, given massages, and made sure that our office is clean and tidy. I've been busy today, which is a good sign for Democrats in Ohio. The more canvassers and phone bankers I have to keep comforted, the better.

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Tuesday October 19, 2010 · 11:28 AM PDT

2010/10/19 · 11:28

It’s become increasingly clear over the course of this election that the media is going to focus on the tea party and Republican insurgency, facts be damned. That’s why John and Jane Q. Public haven’t heard about the impressive early-vote turnout in heavily Democratic parts of Ohio. That’s why they haven’t seen the tightening polls. That’s why they still believe that there is an enthusiasm gap, even though there isn’t. But on Sunday, Ohio State’s College Democrats sent a message to the nation so loud that it couldn’t possibly be ignored: this thing ain’t over yet.

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Saturday October 16, 2010 · 5:32 AM PDT

2010/10/16 · 05:32

At 5pm tomorrow evening, President Obama (and the First Lady) will address what may likely be the largest crowd he's seen since taking office (besides, you know, the inauguration itself). Where? The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

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Friday September 24, 2010 · 9:54 AM PDT

2010/09/24 · 09:54

Iwrote earlier this week about the importance of College Democrats at Ohio State. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal confirmed what we on campus already know: that the fate of a progressive champion is truly in our hands. Mary Jo Kilroy has cast as many courageous votes as a freshman, whether it be for health care reform, wall street reform, or the Recovery Act.

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Tuesday September 21, 2010 · 11:23 AM PDT

2010/09/21 · 11:23

Hello everybody! In case you missed it, I posted yesterday on behalf of College Democrats at Ohio State. This week, we're trying to raise the funds necessary to turn out as many college students as possible. We presented our plan for victory yesterday. Today, we want to show you a different side of our organization.

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Monday September 20, 2010 · 6:28 AM PDT

2010/09/20 · 06:28

Wherever you go in Ohio, you can’t help but see our state’s unofficial slogan: “The heart of it all!” It’s on license plates, it’s on billboards. It was probably meant to reference our midwestern roots, the fact that we’ve got a little bit of everything: we’ve got big cities, and we’ve got vast expanses of farmland. We’re a manufacturing state making gains in technology. I’d like to think, however, that Ohio is the heart of it all politically. Keeping in mind that no president has won election or re-election without carrying Ohio since 1960, it’s hard to disagree.

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Monday May 03, 2010 · 9:18 AM PDT

2010/05/03 · 09:18

This is why Jennifer Brunner needs to win tomorrow. Lee Fisher has no chance of winning in November.

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Monday April 26, 2010 · 5:24 PM PDT

2010/04/26 · 17:24

There are reports that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee will be getting involved in Ohio's Senate primary on behalf of Lee Fisher. Here's why this is a bad idea, and what I'm calling on all of you TRUE progressives to do.

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Monday April 19, 2010 · 7:18 AM PDT

2010/04/19 · 07:18

People in Ohio have been wondering over the last few months: when will Emily's List get involved in Ohio's Senate primary on Jennifer Brunner's behalf, and why haven't they already? Now, with just 18 days left until the primary election, the absence of an Emily's List endorsement has become awkward and disconcerting.

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An exciting, accomplished, inspiring and progressive woman

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A crusty old white dude that's been involved in politics for thirty plus years

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Move over, hope. This is the season of courage.

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Friday April 09, 2010 · 9:40 AM PDT

2010/04/09 · 09:40

There is no doubt that the buzzword of the 2008 campaign was 'hope'. Mark my words, the buzzword of the 2010 elections will be 'courage'. On the national level, we've seen acts of courage: voting for health care, standing up for the environment, supporting the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. We've also seen acts of cowardice: spreading lies about supposed death panels, insulting the dignity of a man with Parkinson's, yelling racial and homophobic slurs in our nation's capital. It's not surprising then that we've seen Ohio Senate candidate (and current Secretary of State) Jennifer Brunner make 'courage' her predominant campaign slogan. Why courage, though? I think Friedrich Nietzsche summed it up best:

"We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent."

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