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Ohio

Xavier Breath

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4. Agree, that would help with the statehouse and with the US Congress,

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 20, 2024, 03:03 PM

Aug 2024

but won't help with Governor, SoS, AG, etc. If we're truly close to the 55/45 split I keep seeing mentioned, then how do we overcome that? There's been a Democratic governor in office for only four of the past 33 years. Hell, even Oklahoma had a Democratic governor for 12 years during that period, so how do we fix it? I'm genuinely asking. Maybe it's not fixable?

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Dr. Amy Acton mulls run for Ohio governor in 2026 [View all] Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 OP

At this point I wonder if we can break the logjam in statewide offices. Xavier Breath Aug 2024 #1

If only we can un-gerrymander the state and get more Dems in office. Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #2

Agree, that would help with the statehouse and with the US Congress, Xavier Breath Aug 2024 #4

True, Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #5

That would be so great Pinback Aug 2024 #3