Ohio
Related: About this forumForward to fall: Democrats investing in new voter outreach as Republicans work to hold Ohio
Source-https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2026-05-12/forward-to-fall-democrats-investing-in-new-voter-outreach-as-republicans-work-to-hold-ohio
snip-"There were more votes cast by affiliated Democrats in this primary than in the last primary. And Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde said though the party didn't have candidates for all statewide offices until January, the vote totals show good energy for her candidates.
We saw a historic turnout on the Democratic gubernatorial primary, higher voter turnout," Clyde said in an interview. "The highest voter turnout that we've seen since 2006, which was a strong year for Democrats, winning all of the statewide offices except for one.
snip-"Clyde said the "Ohio Wins" campaign will use a state-of-the-art data and analytics team to ensure voter contact efforts are microtargeted to specific voters, along with a website to keep voters informed and allow them to volunteer to be part of the process. Clyde said the party has been out talking to voters in all 88 counties, including in areas where it hasnt been strong, including rural areas and cities where support has dropped off in recent years.
We are staffing up, we have staff deployed around the state, and we'll be increasing that presence, doing a strong field operation, voter protection, data and operations, and doing the work to get our message out to voters all across the state," Clyde said, noting 20 staff members have been hiredmost from Ohioand more will be. "We are welcoming Republicans, independents, and Democrats, to, this campaign. Our message is not a necessarily a partisan one. We are working to lower costs for Ohio families and get our state turned around."
More there
Bout f-ing time Dems IMO
irisblue
(37,806 posts)or emails or Instagram announcements to push back on the RW GOP news
Raven123
(7,886 posts)How does one combat the daily barrage of GOP BS? Maybe they saw early spending as a waste of money and effort, given that the primary in Ohio just happened. Ohios governor and Senate primaries werent even competitive.
Many voters are not tuned in yet. Hard to imagine, but I believe it is true. One can get message fatigue and just start deleting stuff unread. One can only hope there is a strategic plan to roll out the hard campaign as election time nears.
bucolic_frolic
(55,734 posts)irisblue
(37,806 posts)The last Democratic governor of Ohio was Ted Strickland, who served as the 68th governor from January 8, 2007, to January 10, 2011. Strickland was elected in 2006 but lost his 2010 reelection bid to Republican John Kasich.
bucolic_frolic
(55,734 posts)It was more a rhetorical question, we needed Ohio in every election for 30 years. Not gone blue for Democratic president in long time.
Diamond_Dog
(40,976 posts)Youd think by all accounts there was only one candidate running for Gov he gets so much free media coverage.