Will Issue 2 determine 2012 President

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) - Chants of O-H-I-O echoed throughout the state after a night of O-H-N-O, but to listen to people on both sides of Issue 2, the fight is far from O-V-E-R.

"My grandfather used to say you can forgive but you never ever forget and we won't forget," State Representative Clayton Luckie (D) 39th District told a crowd of people against Issue 2.

Already some have talked about bringing back pieces of Senate Bill 5, which became the collective bargaining law that voters overturned with Issue 2.

They think Ohioans would support a few changes, just not all of them at once.

"It was so big and did so many different things it was a difficult task to explain it," says Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Greg Gantt.

Even those 2 News talked with who were against Issue 2 say while they think the current collective bargaining system works, it could be improved upon.

"Bring us to the table and let's sit down and talk about some of these things going forward," says David Wright with Dayton Firefighters Local 136.

Just day a day after the election you can still find plenty of "Vote No on Issue 2" signs around, but soon these will be gone and when that happens the question is will voters still remember Issue 2 when it comes to next year's presidential election?

On that issue some say yes.

"I think this is going to show Ohio will go for Obama," Luckie says. "No doubt about it."

Others who were against Issue 2 are taking a wait and see approach.

"We are united for this cause," Wright says. "I don't know that we're united behind a single presidential candidate at this point."

And then there's also those who point out that Issue 3, which was a conservative-backed healthcare freedom amendment, actually got more yes votes than Issue 2 got no votes.

"This is why Ohio is in play every single year," Gantt says. "That's why Democrats carry Ohio one year and Republicans carry it the next. I don't think you'll be able to read any tea leaves about the presidential race."