Los Angeles Times: President Obama has invested considerable political capital in the state of Ohio, as shown by his 11th visit to the state this weekend to campaign for Gov. Ted Strickland and other Buckeye Democrats. But two polls released Tuesday show that voters in the state appear to have soured on the leadership of both men. President Obama has invested considerable political capital in the state of Ohio, as shown by his 11th visit to the state this past weekend to campaign for Gov. Ted Strickland and other Buckeye Democrats.