I wish I still had the file of the "Mike Naso Show" from November 1, 2004 when I made my predictions. I remember I said:
- Kerry will win Pennsylvania
- Bush will win Florida
- Bush will win Ohio
Everyone kept saying that "Ohio's bad economy will swing the state to Kerry." I was like, I live here...it's clearly for Bush. That's why I'm beginning to doubt the naysayers who say that Ohio will "almost certainly go to the Democrats in 2008".
Ohio in 2008 should be interesting since there are no statewide offices up that year. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the result will be heavily dependent on Strickland's approval rating during the election even though he won't be on the ballot.