Ohio Soup Kitchen Director Says Paul Ryan ‘Barged In’ for Photo Op
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The head of an Ohio soup kitchen where Paul Ryan stopped with his family over the weekend said on Monday that the Romney campaign barged its way in for a photo op.Ryan, his wife Janna, and their ch…
Ryan Tells Ohio Voters They Have a ‘Responsibility’ to Talk to ’08 Obama Voters
J.D. Pooley/Getty Image(CINCINNATI) — Paul Ryan made a quick stop Monday in the crucial state of Ohio to remind supporters of their “responsibility” to talk to friends who voted for Barack Obama in 2008, but now “just aren’t as…
‘Top Ten Ways to Get Away With Rape’ Flier Posted at Miami University in Ohio
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A student at Miami University in Ohio is being investigated for posting a flier titled “Top Ten Ways to Get Away with Rape” on the bathroom wall of his dorm. The tips included such graphic advice as encouraging men t…
Ohio Appeals to Supreme Court on Early Voting
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Three weeks before Election Day, Republican Party leaders in Ohio have asked the Supreme Court to step in and allow the state’s early in-person voting restriction to take effect.Two lower federal courts have rul…
Sen. Rob Portman: Romney ‘Probably’ Could Win Election Without Ohio
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Speaking to ABC’s Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper Sunday morning on This Week, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman said GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney could “probably” win the White House without a victory in th…
Ryan Hits Obama for Not Being Tough on China
Steve Pope/Getty Images(YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio) — Paul Ryan hit the Obama administration for delaying the decision to “label China a currency manipulator” until after Election Day, telling a crowd on Saturday in this Democratic county in the cru…
Romney Campaign Riding "Growing Crescendo of Enthusiasm"
Jamie Sabau/Getty Images(LANCASTER, Ohio) — Days after Paul Ryan and Joe Biden’s first and only vice presidential debate, the top of the GOP ticket praised his running mate and noted a “growing crescendo of enthusiasm” across key bat…
Former Gov. Ted Strickland ‘Happy’ About President Obama’s Ohio Chances
Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said he’s confident about President Obama’s chances in the Buckeye State, despite polls that show a slight tightening in the race after Obama’…
Romney Says Ohio Ads Could Give Him High Blood Pressure
JIM WATSON/AFP/GettyImages(MOUNT VERNON, Ohio) — Mitt Romney said the barrage of political advertisements on television in Ohio would give him high blood pressure if he had to watch them every day.“This morning my wife was on Good Morning Americ…
Ohio Teen Headed to Trial in Craigslist Killings
ABC News(AKRON, Ohio) — The trial for an Ohio teen accused of being the co-conspirator in an allegedly phony Craigslist job scheme that resulted in the deaths of three men is underway with jury selection beginning Tuesday.Brogan Rafferty, 17, allegedl…
Obama Campaign, Democrats Win in Ohio Early Vote Case
Comstock/Thinkstock(TOLEDO, Ohio) — The Obama campaign has won a legal victory in Ohio that, like other recent decisions, should make it easier for voters to cast their ballots.A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of the Obama campaign and local…
Obama Uses Rhetoric of a Frontrunner in Ohio
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(KENT, Ohio) — Buoyed by favorable battleground-state poll numbers, President Obama Wednesday night used rhetoric of a frontrunner, telling a crowd of 6,600 at Kent State University in Ohio that he will be a president to &l…
Mitt Romney: ‘Pleased with Some Polls, Less So with Other Polls’
JEWEL SAMAD/FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images(TOLEDO, Ohio) — On the same day that polls in two key battleground states — Ohio and Florida — showed President Obama growing his lead over Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate acknowledge…
Obama Compares Romney to a Sly Fox in Ohio
MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(BOWLING GREEN, Ohio) — In the opening salvo of Wednesday’s Ohio campaign showdown, President Obama accused Republican rival Mitt Romney of “newfound outrage” over Chinese trade practices and disingenuous …
Romney Hits on Rare Polling Bright Spot as Ohio Seems to Slip Away
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(WESTERVILLE, OHIO) — After waking up to daunting poll numbers that show him trailing in Ohio by double digits, Mitt Romney on Wednesday attempted to showcase a rare bright spot in the polls: that he leads President Obama o…
Obama and Romney Duel in Ohio
William Thomas Cain/Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — One week before they meet face-to-face for the first time on a debate stage, President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will hold a split-screen duel in battleground Ohi…
Paul Ryan Buys Daughter Camouflage in Ohio
KTRK/ABC News(FOREST PARK, Ohio) — Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, an avid hunter and outdoorsman, is preparing for some father-daughter bonding later this fall.Ryan, who is in the midst of a bus tour through Ohio, shopped at Outdoor W…
Despite OH Polling, Romney Camp ‘Confident’ They Are ‘Inside Margin of Error’
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Obama campaign is “spiking the ball at the 30-yard line” if they think recent poll numbers prove the president has clinched victory in the critical swing state of Ohio, one of Mitt Romney’…
Ohio State Rep Hosts ‘Machine Gun Social’
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Ohio State Rep. Ron Maag wants to show voters he’s a straight shooter.The two-term Republican, who is running for re-election, hosted a “machine gun social” Saturday at the Lake Bailee Gun Club in H…
Cremated Remains of 56 People Found in Ohio Closet
Hemera/Thinkstock(DAYTON, Ohio) — Contractors cleaning out a foreclosed house in Dayton, Ohio, found the cremated remains of 56 people in one of the closets.The ashes were in black plastic urns, labeled with the names of the decedents. The remains wer…