Sunday, July 31, 2005
This site provides recent data on approval ratings for governors.
I came across this site while I was doing some background research on the Third Frontier initiative in Ohio. I learned that our governor has a 17% approval rating. This is perhaps the lowest rating I've ever seen in 20 years of looking at tracking polls.
The weak political position of Governor Taft in Ohio will likely hamper his effort convince Ohio voters to pass the Third Frontier program. Governor Taft has been trying to get this issue on the ballot in November, but he faces significant opposition from Democratic legislators, as well as political leaders within his own party.
As of yesterday, though, legislative leaders struck a deal to put the project on the November ballot. Read more.
The next step is for Ohio political and business leaders to step forward to try to pass this initiative (without putting Governor Taft on television).
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The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
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Background on Ed Morrison
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Resource: Check the popularity of your governor
