Backers of the health care constitutional amendment approved by Ohio voters say its passage shows Ohioans are fed up with mandates. Jeff Longstreth says the way he see it, this vote spells problems for Democrats in 2012.
Major newspapers editorialized against Issue 3. But that didn’t hold sway with voters. Longstreth says the message from Democrats and those who opposed the measure didn’t resonate either.
Dale Butland with Innovation Ohio, a group that campaigned against issue three, says this amendment was sold as a way to opt out of President Obama’s health care plan -- but he says it really can have devastating consequences on Ohioans.
But Maurice Thompson, one of the backers of issue three says Ohioans won’t want to get rid of this amendment. In fact, he says this is just the beginning.