Race of the day: Strickland vs. Kasich for Ohio governor

Name & Party:

DEMOCRAT

Ted Strickland

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REPUBLICAN

John Kasich

Basic Info:Gov. since '07; former U.S. Rep;

Age: 69Investment banker, former U.S. Rep.;

Age: 58

Issues:

• Supports Obama health-care plan
• Earns straight "A"s from NRA
• Wants to maintain current tax rate and cut spending
• Wants to see "Obamacare" repealed
• Regrets vote to ban assult rifles in '94
• Wants to lower taxes and cut spending

Polling At:44%48%Campaign Chest:$6.2 million$5.2 million

Key Quote:"My opponent worked on Wall Street while I was here in Ohio fighting to create jobs."

"Our government is too clunky, too old, too tired, too big."

Petty Controversy:Prisoners in a work-inmate program used his home as a waystation for smuggling contrabandRipped for earning $50,000 a year to lecture four hours a month at Ohio State UniversityWild card:Kasich has been out of Congress since 2000, making him difficult to associate with unpopular elements of Bush's legacyDueling Ads:"Truth": Strickland argues that "Kasich and Wall Street" financially benefited by outsourcing jobs from Ohio"Record": Kasich denies he was a Wall Street bigwig and says Ohio has lost 400k jobs under Strickland leadership

Ted Strickland's "Truth":

John Kasich's "Record":