Oct. 27, 2005
 
NEWS ANALYSIS: Ohio Senate Race Portends Disaster for GOP
 

Sherrod Brown

By Mike Holbrook
Huntington News Network Writer
 
If the polls are to be believed, the US Senate race between Incumbent Republican Senator Mike DeWine and Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown could spell disaster for the GOP.
 
Current polls show the challenger with a double digit lead over his incumbent rival.
 
The problem for the GOP with this scenario is that Ohio is a centrist state and DeWine is a centrist Republican.
 

Mike DeWine

Remember it was DeWine who joined Senators McCain and Byrd among others who compromised when the Senate Republicans wanted to end the practice of the filibuster to preserve the rule.
 
If this race exemplifies trends across the nation, The GOP has lost the center and without it their grip on power will be lost too.