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  Republicans face uphill fight in bellwether Ohio
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Last EditedThomas Walker  Oct 23, 2006 12:08pm
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News DateMonday, October 23, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0
DescriptionMARYSVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - It's tough being a Republican in Ohio these days.

The state that sealed the re-election of President Bush in 2004 used to be a shining example of how the Republican Party could dominate even though voters in the state, like voters nationwide, tended to support both Republicans and Democrats more or less equally.

Two weeks before the mid-term election, the climate for Republicans in Ohio is so bad incumbents can't escape criticism even from the party faithful. National leaders are desperately hoping Ohio will not set a trend for the country in November 7's national election for control of Congress.

"The party is definitely in a shameful place," James Hagedorn, the Republican chief executive of lawn and garden product supplier Scott's Miracle-Gro, told fellow executives at a breakfast honoring the pro-business policies of imperiled Republican Rep. Deb Pryce.
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