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OilemFirchen

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5. I can't speak to Colorado,

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2018, 05:48 PM

Nov 2018

but Ohio is horribly gerrymandered. Redistricting, as happened in Pennsylvania, would likely return the state to swing status.

As to statewide and national elections, Ohio has been notoriously fickle for a long time. Note that we returned Sherrod Brown to the Senate and chose Barack Obama in both 2008 and 2012. If Donald Trump is running in 2020, he will lose Ohio.

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Ohio, Colorado may no longer be swing states [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2018 OP

i'm glad we picked up those other battleground states Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #1

Seems ohio has gone to the dark side Fullduplexxx Nov 2018 #2

I think Biden would beat Trump in Ohio. Small-Axe Nov 2018 #3

Colorado elected our first Secy of State since the early '60s eleny Nov 2018 #4

I can't speak to Colorado, OilemFirchen Nov 2018 #5

I agree. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #7

We in Ohio voted to end the gerrymander so even with that crypt Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #8

Ohio is going the way of Missouri....time for Dems to invest resources elsewhere BluegrassDem Nov 2018 #9

2010 census vs. 2000 census information shows Ohio has gotten a bit more diverse. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #12

Ohio voted for Bush twice and then Obama twice...still a swing state. Demsrule86 Nov 2018 #6

Hillary poured tons of MONEY and TIME in Ohio and still lost by 8 points BluegrassDem Nov 2018 #10

2016 was pretty screwy in many ways, and there's a lot of irrational hatred for Clinton. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #13

I think Ohio remains 1 of the 10 or so swing states. Obama beat Romney by 3 points in Ohio. Garrett78 Nov 2018 #11