Gov. Bob Taft: The Lamest of Ducks

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that, according to the latest Ohio Poll, Gov. Bob Taft's approval rating has dropped 26 percentage points since just before he was re-elected.

The poll found that only 40 percent of those surveyed approved of Taft's job performance, the lowest for a governor since 1983 when Richard Celeste was in office. Forty-eight percent disapproved of Taft's performance, the worst rating ever recorded for a governor.

OFCC PAC Commentary:
While the media is likely accurate in attributing much of the decline in popularity to his failure to keep a campaign promise concerning tax increases, we think it important to note that something else happened last December that is likely to have played against him: Taft's opposition to HB274 resulted in the demise of concealed carry reform in the 124th General Assembly.

Two campaign promises broken in the span of two months, and it's no wonder why term-limited Bob Taft is fast becoming the lamest of ducks.

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