With a petition drive to repeal his union-busting law in full swing and angry protests continuing against other extremist programs, Republican Gov. John Kasich faces growing isolation and sharply declining support. A survey by Public Policy Polling released last week found that Kasich's approval had fallen to 33 percent of Ohio voters, putting him in a tie with Florida Gov. Rick Scott as the most unpopular governor in the country.
We Are Ohio, the coalition coordinating the effort to repeal the law, known as Senate Bill 5, that abolishes collective bargaining for public employees, reported overwhelming support for placing the measure as a referendum on the November ballot. In May, well over the minimum number of 231,149 signatures were collected and the campaign is on schedule to reach two to three times that number by the June 30 deadline.
The poll found that 55 percent of Ohio voters support repeal and only 35 percent support the law. This includes 27 percent of Republican voters opposed to the law, reflecting a sharp decline of support from Kasich's own base. His overall approval rating by Republicans fell from 71 percent to 58 percent in the past two months.
Last week, construction workers, teachers and environmentalists held actions around the state. Some 300 electricians, plumbers, laborers and other building trades workers rallied in Cleveland's Public Square May 24, denouncing the governor for "pulling the plug" on the construction of the city's first casino. Since January, tradesmen were in the process of renovating a former department store building for the $350 million project, but Kasich suddenly demanded a change in the terms of the agreement with the developer, bringing the project to a halt.
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