Ohio: Steve Austria

Wow. US Rep Steve Austria is now trying to blame the Great Depression on FDR, despite that fact that it began 4 years before he took office under the administration of GOPer Herbert Hoover. Hoover advocated a laissez-faire approach, and that resulted in the Depression deepening until FDR got into office. Nice work, Steve. Maybe you should stop reading the GOP talking points and crack open a history book.

If you do that, Steve, you'll discover that the Keynesian approach did work. The economy bottomed out in 1933 and began improving until 1937, when everyone thought that there was enough stimulus so the government pulled back spending, causing another recession.

Congressman-elect Steve Austria (R-Beavercreek) has been selected as president of the Republican freshmen class in Congress during the orientation for incoming representatives last week.

Austria was selected by his fellow Republican freshmen in a vote.

The candidates vying for Ohio's Congressional seats have released their public schedules for Election Day and night, and most candidates will be holed up for watch parties in various hotels, restaurants and ballrooms throughout the state.

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In Ohio's 1st Congressional District, state Rep. Steve Driehaus (D-Price Hill) is challenging U.S. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Westwood).

Chabot planned to cast his ballot Tuesday morning at the Westwood Library. On election night he will be hosting a party at the downtown Hyatt.

Updated: A second ad from the campaign of attorney Sharen Neuhardt (D-Yellow Springs) has been pulled from online.

A Republican source told PolitickerOH.com that the ad was pulled because Huntington Bank, whose corporate logo was in the ad, called Ohio Democratic Party chair Chris Redfern threatening to press charges unless the ad was pulled.

The Ohio Democratic party flatly denied the call.