Nov. 7, 2010, Chillicothe Gazette
BY JESSICA ALAIMO
CentralOhio.com
On one of the first chilly nights of fall, about 100 people filled a Coshocton auditorium for three hours of candidate speeches.
They might have had different priorities, but they all were fed up with the same two things: politics and politicians.
One of the targets that October night was U.S. Rep. Zack Space, D-Dover, even though he’s never quite fit the bill of the typical polished politician.
He wore jeans with his sports coat, never quite mastered the art of the 30-second sound bite and when he disagreed with his party leaders, he always was unabashed about it.
The two-term incumbent was asked repeatedly that night about policies passed during the Obama administration’s infancy. Some he agreed with. Some he didn’t. Look, he said, shaking his head,
“I have made just about everybody mad in the past two years. It’s unfortunate, but that’s what happens to moderates in Congress.”
On Election Day, the conservative-leaning district voted Space out of office despite his votes against the final health care bill and Obama’s budget and Space’s coveted National Rifle Association endorsement. He lost to state Sen. Bob Gibbs, R-Lakeville, by 14 points.
The same wrath was felt by Democrats on all levels.
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