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Ohio's Governor Death: Ted Strickland Runs for Re-Election as "Executioner-in-Chief"

By Jonathan Simor

Ohio is fast becoming one of the the nation's leaders in executions, surpassing every state but the unapproachable champion, Texas, in the past two years according to the New York Times (read Bob Dreihaus reporting here). With half a dozen executions this year so far, I was wondering just what was up in the Buck-eye state. It turns out Democrat Strickland is in a tough battle for re-election in a traditionally Republican state. Ever since Bill Clinton returned to Arkansas to boost his presidential primary chances by executing Ricky Rector back in '92, Dem Govs have viewed execution as their secret weapon to improve their political position by proving their mettle as crime warriors. With Ohio suffering through its worst economy since the Great Depression, Strickland has little else to run on...continue to full post

Full post as published by Governing Through Crime on August 10, 2010 (boomark / email).