Swinging back

Politics | After bringing Democrats to power in 2008, voters in the struggling states of Ohio and Michigan are preparing to register their regret at the polls | Edward Lee Pitts

Vergil Cabasco

CANTON, Ohio and HILLSDALE COUNTY, Mich.—About 20 members of an East Canton (Ohio) Rotary Club somehow managed to stay awake one recent 7:30 a.m., listening to reports on deteriorating public restrooms, grants for new playground equipment, and the raffling off of a hog at a local fair.

It was the second day of my cross-country road trip to measure the pulse of America in advance of this November's mid-term elections. Yet these issues seemed far removed from the trillion-dollar debates that occur in Washington, D.C. Had I driven 335 miles just to hear about toilets, slides, and actual pork?

But attendees assured me after the meeting that they have greater concerns than updating the community's jogging track.

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