Ohio Obamacare Smackdown?

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Kathleen Gee // Hillbuzz, Tea Party, The American Reistance

The polls closed almost two hours ago, and very early returns show that Ohioans are smacking down Obamacare by a 2 – 1 margin, with a YES vote on Issue 3, an amendment to Ohio’s constitution.

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But there’s bad news on Issue 2, a vote to reign in the power of government employee unions. Thanks to massive spending on a disinformation campaign, it looks as though Issue 2 is going down by the same margin– 2 to 1.

However, election results are coming in extremely slowly. Nearly two hours after the polls closed, 20 of Ohio’s 88 counties have reported ZERO results. Hmmm. Here’s a map:

Two hours after the polls closed, 20 of Ohio's 88 counties have reported no election results.

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I’ll update this post with a final vote tally as the evening goes on.

UPDATE: 1:48 A.M.

Ohio Votes To Nullify Insurance Mandate

Liberals–including our former governor, Ted Strickland–are spinning this 2 to 1 landslide against Obamacare as a “totally symbolic” and “meaningless” vote, whereas the 2 to 1 landslide in favor of government unions (Issue 2), on the same ballot, during the same election, was a profoundly significant mandate.

Huh. Reeeeeally.

The big story is the grassroots effort that got Issue 3 on the ballot (a totally citizen-led initiative with ZERO paid petition circulators). This was a profound defeat of Obamacare and socialized medicine at the grassroots level.

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Kathleen Gee

A member of The American Resistance, Kathleen is a freelance journalist and marketing copywriter who specializes in creating fundraising and direct mail campaigns for conservative and libertarian candidates and non-profit organizations.

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sheryl says:

2011/11/08 at 10:50 pm sheryl(Quote)

I guess I will never understand what exactly more spending on any campaign has to do with winning. It seems to me if the message is clear enough no money in the world would make a difference. Too bad about the unions sucking the blood out of the taxpayers.

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acapesket says:

2011/11/08 at 11:11 pm acapesket(Quote)

The money spending falls into the constant mantra that the Union rubes put out.
Unfortunately, the union rubes buy it.

Perhaps like RI there are few private sector jobs, therefore all you have is public employees.

I have no idea, not my hang.

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cjwk says:

2011/11/08 at 11:29 pm cjwk(Quote)

Who's responsible for checking for vote fraud in Ohio? How's it possible that issue 2 could lose (thus striking down a law curbing public employee union collective bargaining) and that issue 3 (striking down Obamacare) could win? Doesn't make sense. Could Ohio voters really be that schizophrenic, or are the public employee unions counting the ballots???

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Opus_6 says:

2011/11/09 at 3:39 am Opus_6(Quote)

I understand the Obamacare smackdown. Even unions wanted waivers.

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sos says:

2011/11/21 at 1:35 pm sos(Quote)

Not true that there were zero paid circulators. Here is link to campaign finance reports which show nearly $100,000 spent for signatures. http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/cfonline/f?p=119:…

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- Kathleen Gee says:
  
  2011/11/21 at 2:21 pm Kathleen Gee(Quote)
  
  I stand corrected.
  
  And how much did the “No on 2″ people spend?
  
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