cope yaup copiapo. before midterm elections showing unemployment rate holding steady at 9.6%. senate minoritiy leader mitch mcconnell says the stimulus isn't living up to the promises made by the obama administration and the growth of the federal government along with the health care mandates, taxes all have a negative impact on the economy. cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood is in columbus, ohio. as we speak, two senate candidates debating now for the job. ohio is a state here, john, that, where jobs truly matter. it's been a hard-hit state. what's their take on these numbers and what the president is doing? >> reporter: well, the exact same arguments that you just mentioned with the obama and mitch mcconnell are playing out here in ohio. last night a debate for governor between the incumbent ted strickland and john kasich, the republican, mounting a strong challenge to him. you see that in the senate race, portman has a solid lead and the house raid, 15th district of