Media coverage of Ohio political races in The Cincinnati Enquirer


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Budget & Economy     Joe Biden: Spending bills will create opportunity & drive down prices.     Joe Biden: I'm tired of trickle down; build it out & up, not just down.     P.G. Sittenfeld: Trickle-down economics has not worked for vast majority.

Civil Rights     Mary Taylor: Running-mate Nathan Estruth led anti-gay-rights campaign.

Crime     John Kasich: Spared 7 death-row inmates; executed 15 more.     John Kasich: Ban the box: no criminal history check on job applications.     Ted Strickland: Spared 5 death-row inmates; executed 17 more.

Foreign Policy     Jane Timken: I will always work to advance policies that weaken Iran.     JD Vance: Putin is a bad guy, but there's no Domino Theory in Europe.

Government Reform     P.G. Sittenfeld: Constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.

Gun Control     Nan Whaley: Heal after Dayton shooting; but #DoSomething on gun control.

Health Care     Dan Mongiardo: Push for cheaper drugs from Canada.     Jim Bunning: Mongiardo holds several pharmaceutical companies' stocks.

Homeland Security     Dan Mongiardo: Saddam is not my good friend.     Jim Bunning: Combined 22 federal agencies to make us more secure.     JD Vance: Facilitate peace in Russia-Ukraine, instead of US support.

Immigration     Josh Mandel: Suspended by Twitter for poll on crimes by "illegals".     P.G. Sittenfeld: Common-sense pathway to citizenship but not amnesty.

Jobs     JD Vance: Put more people to work by rebuilding our industrial base.

Principles & Values     John Cranley: Championed bringing soccer to city, built new stadium.     Matt Dolan: Need leader to oppose widening chasm of Democratic socialism.     JD Vance: 2016: Trump makes people I care about afraid.

Tax Reform     Sherrod Brown: Help working families instead of millionaires & corporations.

War & Peace     P.G. Sittenfeld: Keep the conversation going with ISIS, including nukes.     P.G. Sittenfeld: Trust but verify with Iran; the alternative is war.     P.G. Sittenfeld: Supports targeted airstrikes against ISIS.     JD Vance: Iraq War was ill-advised years-long overseas entanglement.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Dan Mongiardo 2010 Dem. Challenger (lost primary); currently Lt. Gov. Kentucky Jane Timken Republican Challenger Ohio JD Vance Ohio Republican Vice Presidential nominee Jim Bunning Republican Jr Senator (retiring 2010) Kentucky Joe Biden Democratic President; former V.P.; former Senator John Cranley Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger John Kasich Ohio Republican Ohio Governor Josh Mandel Former Republican Nominee (withdrew 2018) Ohio Mary Taylor Ohio Republican candidate for Governor Matt Dolan Republican Senate Challenger Ohio Nan Whaley Ohio Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor P.G. Sittenfeld Democratic Senate challenger Ohio Sherrod Brown Democratic Sr Senator Ohio Ted Strickland Ohio Former Democratic Governor (2006-2010)