Trump: “Mitch McConnell is a loser.” Columbus, OH — With Trump “watching Ohio very, very closely,” the GOP U.S. Senate candidates in Ohio are really in a pickle: do they go all out for Trump or support Mitch McConnell? Just last week, Trump escalated his feud with McConnell by calling him a loser in an NPR
Columbus, OH — According to a new report from The Daily Beast, U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance, who flip-flopped on opposing Donald Trump, also believed in white privilege. Now, Vance has “gone so far against white privilege” even though he “had a very different take” on white privilege not so long ago. Silicon Valley Vance’s
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 14, 2022 “This is gerrymandering. It’s cheating, and it poisons everything.” Columbus, OH — In case you missed it, Ohio media outlets wasted no time this week taking the Ohio Republicans to task following the Ohio Supreme Court ruling overturning blatantly gerrymandered and unconstitutional legislative maps. Ohio Capital Journal editor
January 14, 2021 Happy Friday, and welcome to “Buckeye Brawl,” a weekly newsletter from the Ohio Democratic Party highlighting the nasty, chaotic, and expensive Republican primary for Senate. This out-of-control primary is making conservatives “deeply worried” about the prospects of Republicans losing this seat. As the Republican Senate primary continues to sink lower and lower,
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 14, 2022 Columbus, OH — Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement applauding the Ohio Supreme Court ruling that blocks the GOP-gerrymandered congressional maps from moving forward. “Once again, the Ohio Supreme Court did what the legislature refused to do – listened to the will of
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Columbus, OH — Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement applauding the Ohio Supreme Court decision blocking the GOP-gerrymandered state legislative maps from moving forward. Following the Court’s decision, Chair Walters called on the Republican-controlled commission to finally put politics aside and do the
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 12, 2022 DeWine Tells Youngstown Vindicator He’ll Blindly Endorse Any GOP Candidate for Senate – Even Those Who Attacked Him Columbus, OH — In case you missed it, Mike DeWine is flailing so badly within his own party that he’s willing to lay down and blindly endorse any single
January 10, 2022 Good Monday afternoon, and welcome back to Mike Check, your weekly source of all the infighting, conspiracy spewing and corruption that’s making headlines in and around the Republican governor’s race and Mike DeWine’s statehouse, courtesy of the Ohio Democratic Party. As the gubernatorial race heats up, Republicans are in disarray with Mike
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 10, 2022 DeWine Dodges Questions on Issues Important to Ohioans as He Continues to Watch his Poll Numbers Plummet Columbus, OH — In case you missed it, Mike DeWine’s campaign slogan for this election year is apparently “no comment.” Laura Bischoff from Gannett Ohio asked DeWine about a number of
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 7, 2022 Yost is Willing to Risk Ohioans’ Lives So He Can Play Politics at the Supreme Court Columbus, OH — Today, during a news conference on his politically-motivated anti-vaccine lawsuit in front of the Supreme Court, Dave Yost tried to downplay the very real consequences that will occur if