Strange to see Strickland's approvals slide by these margins in just a month. It's not like the economy wasn't bad before as well ... Or did he do something unpopular I´m not aware of ?
First biannual budget was passed by acclimation--almost unheard of. Due to the economy this year's is turning VERY ugly. Strickland came outwith a budget promising a nearly 50% cut in state library funding.
The budget battle is probably the biggest issue right now and its looking bad. Strickland also did a complete 180 on gambling. He ran on a position of being against all forms of gambling but since being elected he's expanded the state lottery to include keno and now he wants to authorize slot machines at race tracks in order to raise nearly $1 billion to prevent more budget cuts.
The Republicans really aren't helping themselves either though. They control the state Senate and they're being obstructionist without offering any sort of compromise or alternatives. They just keep balking at everything the Dems propose but they never offer any of their own ideas. Its all childish bullsh**t.
