From ToledoBlade.com:

The close of polls at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday essentially marked the close of one election season and the start of another.Mr. Strickland is seeking a second four-year term at a time when Ohio’s unemployment rate has been above 10 percent for seven months and polls show a public backlash against President Obama’s health-care reforms and spending.

Mr. Strickland does have to worry, said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.

“Already, the polls show he’s on notice,” he said. “I don’t think it’s because [Republican candidate] John Kasich is that popular. I don’t think people know who he is. But as with an incumbent like [New Jersey Gov. Jon] Corzine, in the end the election is a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down on the governor.

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