Dems hope Ohio union law defeat creates 2012 gains

COLUMBUS — Buoyed by vot­ers’ over­whelm­ing rejec­tion of a Republican-backed union law, Ohio Democ­rats are look­ing to cap­i­tal­ize on sup­port from labor groups that have tra­di­tion­ally favored GOP can­di­dates as their focus shifts to next year’s races and efforts to repeal early vot­ing changes and throw out a new con­gres­sional map.