December 17, 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,
Columbus, OH — According to a new Salon report, U.S. Senate candidate J.D. Vance has heavily criticized Walmart for undermining American jobs while being personally invested in the company. Vance went after Walmart for using “slave labor” but according to Vance’s personal financial disclosure, he owns between $50,000 and $100,000 in Walmart stock. Vance also
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 17, 2021 Columbus, OH — In what’s become a pattern for Mike DeWine, he’s once again hiding and dodging any accountability to Ohio voters, this time by trying to dictate to the Ohio press corps what questions they’re allowed to ask. Ahead of a press conference today, DeWine is demanding
December 13, 2021 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
Columbus, OH — According to a new report from the Review Times, the GOP Senate primary is going to be a “record-breaker” and an “arms race” based on the millionaire candidates’ access to huge sums of money. This follows a report from Fox News saying “the showdown is fast becoming the most expensive and ugly
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 10, 2021 Columbus, OH — Mike DeWine is losing political support by the day and is desperate to remain relevant to Ohio voters, even if it means he has to use victories secured by Democrats to do it. All this week, DeWine has shamelessly traveled the state to tout funding
For Immediate Release: Thursday, December 9, 2021 Toledo, OH — Today, Toledo elected officials and workers celebrated the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and discussed what it means for Ohio, as part of the Building Ohio Together Tour, organized by the Ohio Democratic Party and For Our Future Ohio. “The infrastructure bill
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 Columbus, OH — Today, Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement thanking Ohio House Minority Leader Emilia Strong Sykes for her service to Ohio after she announced she will be stepping down as minority leader at the end of this year. “Leader Sykes has been
Columbus, OH — According to a new column from WVXU’s Howard Wilkinson, Ohio’s GOP Senate primary has “descended into meanness and pettiness and just plain craziness unlike anything ever seen in Ohio Republican politics.” Wilkinson goes on to call the crowded race a “Dumpster fire of a Senate primary” and compares it to the Springfield
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Columbus, OH — In case you missed it, Republicans Bob Cupp and Matt Huffman have hired lawyers connected to a case a federal court called one of the “largest racial gerrymanders ever encountered” to defend their unconstitutional, gerrymandered maps after map drawers admitted they were directed by Republican