DU This Poll: Should Gov. Bob Taft resign?

[Ian David]

Do you think Gov. Bob Taft should resign after pleading no contest to ethics violations?
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Do you think Gov. Bob Taft should resign after pleading no contest to ethics violations?
Choice Votes Percentage of 2432 Votes
Yes. 2005 82%
No. 366 15%
I don't know. 61 3%

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[tanyev]

1. Needs a 4th choice:

Leave him in office until he gets indicted in the Coingate scandal.

[izzie]

2. If his hand was in the cookie jar, yes

Even if he can play golf while he in there.

[mtnester]

3. It sucks to say this, but NO, he needs to stay RIGHT where he is

having a corrupt governor IN OFFICE during an election could be helpful. Seriously. Do you want him resigning and having the Ohio lege bypass the Lt. Governor and appoint...oh I don't know..maybe BLACKWELL..so he can be a sitting governor in 2006 when he runs for that office?

[jojo54]

4. done.

..and I agree with tanyev, he needs to be indicted in the coingate thing instead of just being allowed to "walk".

[Immad2]

5. done

Do you think Gov. Bob Taft should resign after pleading no contest to ethics violations?
Choice Votes Percentage of 2472 Votes
Yes. 2040 83%
No. 371 15%
I don't know. 61 2%

[ChowChowChow]

6. done

[quaoar]

7. Done

Do you think Gov. Bob Taft should resign after pleading no contest to ethics violations?
Choice Votes Percentage of 2488 Votes
Yes. 2053 83%
No. 374 15%
I don't know. 61 2%

[Justyce]

8. Done, thank you!

[Tin Man]

9. Vote NO - we need the punching-bag to remain around until 2006

[DouglasRussel]

10. No vote, from Columbus...

I think he needs to stay in to be fully held accountable for the mismanagement of the workers' comp fund. If he is replaced, anything short of criminal activity will be small news.

On the cover of the Columbus Dispatch today is an article we've all been waiting for:
Taft has denied any knowledge of the coin funds until April of this year. Yesterday, Tom Noe's lawyer said that they had a face-to-face meeting about the fund in Toledo in 2001.

Following is a link to the story. If it doesn't work, just go to www.dispatch.com, then click the link underneath the top story that says "Taft know of coins in '01..."

http://www.dispatch.com/topstory.php?story=dispatch/2005/08/19/20050819-A1-04.html

[FreeStateDemocrat]

11. Done. 83% yes.