As expected, the Democratic machine rolled through the much debated county district council and county executive elections.

Trying to push Democratic Governor Ted Strickland past a GOP challenger backed by a restless electorate in a race with political implications beyond the Statehouse, President Barack Obama returned to Cleveland on Sunday to close out his midterm campaigning.

Representative W. Carlton Weddington has one simple question for Governor John Kasich. Why is it that you are having such difficulties finding a minority to serve in your cabinet but it took Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted no time to find an African American to serve in his office?

Gov. John Kasich made his first minority appointment, naming Michael B. Colbert (44) to head the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The appointment came after much criticism that Kasich was not doing enough to diversify the group of people who supply him with key policy advice.

The good news for Ohio Democrats so far is things aren’t quite as awful as they could be, according to early exit polls.

Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to a diverse group of recipients, including three African Americans prominently known for their Civil Rights activism. The president and First Lady Michelle Obama honored the winners at a White House ceremony last week.