More Esquire magazine endorsements

In the governor's race: Ted Strickland (D)
Here's why: Ken Blackwell is a religious and cultural reactionary, a supporter of absurd tax cuts for Ohio's wealthiest, and the overseer of the at least questionable if not illegal Ohio voting irregularities in the 2004 presidential elections, but he's black. Which makes all that okay! At least according to the GOP spin. The reality is that he should not be elected to anything by anybody. Meanwhile, his opponent is a moderate Democrat with a solid track record in Congress.

In the U.S. Senate race: Sen. Mike DeWine (R)
Here's why: It appears likely that incumbent Republican Mike DeWine will lose his seat. If he does, he'll be an ironic victim of anti-Republican sentiment: He's one of the most intelligent, independent voices in his party. And he's broken with the White House in its campaign to withdraw the U. S. from the Geneva Conventions.

In the U.S. House 1st District race: Rep. Steve Chabot (R)
Here's why: Although more than willing to support religiously motivated social legislation, incumbent Chabot also sticks to a commendable but near-dead Republican principle: fiscal restraint.

In the U.S. House 2nd District race: Victoria Wulsin (D)
Here's why: Jean Schmidt is a disaster.

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