| | Ronald Reagans Unlikely Heir by Steven Malanga, City Journal Winter 2006 |
 | | Blackwell calls his constitutional amendment to limit spending a reasonable diet for an obese government; were not proposing something as radical as stomach staples, just a low-carb menu. Still, much of the states GOP leadership opposes the amendment, as does the Democratic Party and the states public-sector unions and social-services providers. |
 | | Blackwell begins his standard stump speech before business and taxpayer groups by arguing that both capital and residents flow to low-tax states: Ohio, he points out, is now challenging high-tax states like New York and New Jersey for the lead in driving away citizens. |
 | | Blackwell is fond of pointing out (as others have) that there is considerable overlap among these groups, especially since many fls have entered the middle class and are socially conservative; indeed, polls show that African-American voters backed the Ohio marriage amendment in about the same proportions as other voters. |
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