COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party’s Main Street Initiative, which recruits, trains and provides support to candidates running for local office, is looking forward to another record-breaking year, as nearly 600 Ohioans have already signed up to participate in the program in 2019. “One of the most important priorities of the Ohio Democratic Party is

COLUMBUS — Frank LaRose hasn’t even been sworn in as Ohio’s top elections official yet, but he’s already acknowledged that political considerations are guiding his decisions — and he’s not “bothered” by his transition chair, Ken Blackwell, circulating conspiracy theories about the Florida election. “Ken Blackwell is claiming — with zero evidence — that Democrats

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party released the following statement from Chairman David Pepper in response to Frank LaRose’s selection of Ken Blackwell to lead his transition team: “Ken Blackwell was universally acknowledged as a disaster when he was Ohio secretary of state — during the 2004 election, some Ohioans waited in line up to

In case you missed it… Facing off in the first debate since the August special election in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District, Danny O’Connor took no prisoners, as he challenged Troy Balderson on his opposition to the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and protections for people with pre-existing conditions. This is the most important takeaway from

In case you missed it… A Baldwin Wallace University poll released on Monday showed Zack Space with an 8-point, outside-the-margin lead over Keith Faber — 40.2 percent to 32 percent — in the closing week of the campaign. The poll also showed that Space is winning independent voters by more than 15 percentage points and

Ohio Dems Release New Video on ECOT’s “Ghost Student” Scam COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today released a new digital ad featuring Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow founder Bill Lager, who shares the unlikely — but well-documented — story of how he went from the Waffle House to Key West and made millions from Ohio

In case you missed it… With less than one week to go, Kathleen Clyde is now leading in a new public poll, continuing to outraise her opponent and earning key newspaper endorsements. This is a campaign with momentum, and Kathleen is well-positioned heading into Election Day. POLLS According to a new Baldwin Wallace University poll

COLUMBUS — State Sen. Frank LaRose’s campaign finance reports last week uncovered thousands of dollars in contributions from questionable sources, including GOP figures associated with divisive comments, anti-voter policies and ongoing corruption scandals. “Frank LaRose talks endlessly about civility but takes thousands of dollars from divisive figures who have made troubling comments about the voting

COLUMBUS — Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC) and a group of religious leaders today banded together to denounce the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA)’s lie-filled advertisement attacking Steve Dettelbach and intended to prop up Dave Yost’s campaign for attorney general. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty issued the following statement: “David Yost’s latest ad

In case you missed it… The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that a shadowy dark-money organization, “Hardworking Ohioans PAC,” has bought more than $400,000 in attack ads against Beth Liston and Mary Lightbody, who are locked in close, open-seat races that would be pickup opportunities for Ohio Democrats. Liston and Lightbody’s opponents are receiving support from