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May 11, 2012
Gay Marriage Helped Bush In ’04, Will It Help Mitt in ’12?
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at the impact President Obama’s endorsement of gay marriage will have on the presidential race in Ohio.
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May 4, 2012
Mitt Romney, Barack Obama Tied in Ohio
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at the dead heat that is the presidential race in Ohio. They also discuss the US Senate race and the effort to ban exotic animal ownership in Ohio.
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April 27, 2012
Romney, Obama Go After Central Ohio College Vote
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at John Kasich’s now enthuiastic endorsement of Mitt Romney, Ohio Republican lawmakers’ pull-back on their attempt to cut funding to Planned Parenthood.
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April 20, 2012
Ohio GOP Takes Aim At Planned Parenthood
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at Ohio Republican lawmakers’ attempt to cut funding to Planned Parenthood and John Kaisch’s endorsement of Mitt Romney.
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April 13, 2012
Rick Santorum Quits
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at the presidential race now that Rick Santorum is out, and speculation that Senator Rob Portman of Ohio could be Mitt Romney’s running mate.
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April 6, 2012
Mitt Is It, Kasich Wins Control Of Ohio GOP
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at what appears to be the start of the general election contest between Mitt Romney and President Obama.
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March 30, 2012
Ohioans’ Growing Satisfaction With Obama AND Kasich
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look how the Supreme Court’s review of the federal healthcare law could affect Ohio. They also analyze President Obama’s and John Kasich’s rising poll numbers.
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March 23, 2012
GOP Frack Tax Flap
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look how Ohio Republicans are balking at John Kasich’s plan to increase taxes on natural gas producers while cutting the state’s income tax.
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March 16, 2012
Energy Firms Balk At John Kasich’s Tax “Modernization”
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look John Kasich’s plan to increase taxes on natural gas producers while cutting the state’s income tax.
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March 9, 2012
Joyce Beatty’s Big Win, Mitt Romney’s Little Win
This week Mike Thompson and his panel look at what’s next in the GOP race for president now than Ohio Republicans have weighed in.
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March 2, 2012
Super Tuesday Preview
This week Mike Thompson and his panel preview Tuesday’s Ohio Primary. Can Mitt Romney capture Ohio after winning Michigan? Can Rick Santorum extend the GOP nomination race?
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February 24, 2012
Third District Democrats For Congress Square Off
This week Mike Thompson moderates a debate between the four Franklin County Democrats running for congress in the new 3rd district.
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February 17, 2012
Rick Santorum ReturnsThe Sweater Vest To Ohio Spotlight
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists look at Rick Santorum’s surge to the lead in the Ohio GOP presidential primary race.
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February 10, 2012
John Kasich’s Style, State Of The State
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists discuss what the state of the state address tells us about Ohio and Governor John Kasich’s leadership.
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February 3, 2012
Mitt and the Poor
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists discuss Mitt Romney’s statement that he’s “not worried about the poor”. They also preview John Kasich’s State of the State Address.
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January 27, 2012
The State Of The Union is _______.
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists discuss how President Obama and his Republican foes view the state of the union.
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January 20, 2012
Mitt’s Newt Problem
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists discuss Newt Gingrich’s surge in South Carolina and look at why Ohio is suddenly running out of highway construction money.
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January 13, 2012
The Politics of Envy
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists look at the attacks on Mitt Romney and explore the reasons why college has become so expensive and what can be done to make it more affordable.
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January 6, 2012
Mitt Romney’s Narrow Win
This week Mike Thompson and his panelists look back at the Iowa Caucuses and look ahead in the GOP race for President as well as the drilling-induced earthquakes near Youngstown.
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December 30, 2011
Ohio’s Energy Future
A Columbus on the Record Special – Ohio’s Energy Future. We’ll look at the future of coal, natural gas, nuclear, and renewable energy sources in Ohio.
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December 23, 2011
John Kasich’s First Year
This week, WOSU Public Media’s Columbus on the Record panelists discuss John Kasich’s first year in office and the OSU Football bowl ban.
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December 16, 2011
2012 Congressional Map Set
The end of the congressional redistricting battle, Ohio’s elevated importance in the GOP presidential nomination race and the proposed “cooling tower” sculpture for downtown Columbus.
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December 9, 2011
Democrats Line Up For Chance At New Congressional Seat
This week, WOSU Public Media’s “Columbus on the Record” panelists discuss the crowded field of Democrats who want Central Ohio’s new congressional seat.
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December 2, 2011
Ohio Offers $400 Million to Lure Sears to the State
Panelists discuss how Ohio is holding out $400 million in incentives to lure Sears’ corporate headquarters away from Illinois to Ohio.
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