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Title: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: mystery-ak on June 07, 2020, 01:15:59 am: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
By Jonathan Easley - 06/06/20 05:00 PM EDT

President Trumpâ€™s campaign is spending money to defend Ohio, an unexpected development that underscores the presidentâ€™s polling weakness amid the coronavirus pandemic and civil unrest wracking the country.

Trump won Ohio by 8 points in 2016, and Democrats failed to flip any House seats there in 2018, which was an otherwise big year for Democrats nationwide.

Democrats had all but written off the state heading into the 2020 cycle, believing the rightward drift had taken the former presidential bellwether off the board as a battleground state.

But a Fox News poll released this week found Democratic nominee Joe Biden leading Trump by 2 points in Ohio, one of several recent polls to find a close race there.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/501427-ohio-is-suddenly-a-2020-battleground
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: jmyrlefuller on June 07, 2020, 02:51:05 am: Isn't Ohio a battleground swing state literally every election cycle?
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: LMAO on June 07, 2020, 12:36:30 pm: Quote from: jmyrlefuller on June 07, 2020, 02:51:05 am
Isn't Ohio a battleground swing state literally every election cycle?

Yes

They went Democrat in 2008 and 2012. GOP in 2000 and 2004
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: kevindavis007 on June 07, 2020, 04:16:36 pm: Ohio has been a battleground state, however, I'm seeing reports (not sure if it is true or not), that Biden is tied with Trump in Texas!
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 07, 2020, 04:42:08 pm: Quote from: kevindavis on June 07, 2020, 04:16:36 pm
Ohio has been a battleground state, however, I'm seeing reports (not sure if it is true or not), that Biden is tied with Trump in Texas!

According to the leftist media, Trump is behind in 50 states and DeeCee.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 07, 2020, 05:23:33 pm: Biden is going to be harder to beat than people realize, people don't see him as a leftist really, more like a grandfatherly figure.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: kevindavis007 on June 07, 2020, 05:34:17 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 07, 2020, 05:23:33 pm
Biden is going to be harder to beat than people realize, people don't see him as a leftist really, more like a grandfatherly figure.

Bingo.. But Biden has adopted far left policies.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 07, 2020, 05:35:53 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 07, 2020, 05:23:33 pm
Biden is going to be harder to beat than people realize, people don't see him as a leftist really, more like a grandfatherly figure.

More importantly, his name is not spelt "T-R-U-M-P."
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 07, 2020, 06:03:00 pm: Quote from: kevindavis on June 07, 2020, 05:34:17 pm

Bingo.. But Biden has adopted far left policies.

:shrug:

Bigger problem: he will appoint far-left judges.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: kevindavis007 on June 07, 2020, 06:11:21 pm: Quote from: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 07, 2020, 06:03:00 pm
:shrug:

Bigger problem: he will appoint far-left judges.

That is a huge problem imho.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 07, 2020, 06:22:25 pm: Quote from: kevindavis on June 07, 2020, 06:11:21 pm

That is a huge problem imho.

With today's New Normal of using Courts to push new Laws, I agree that is top-most in priority.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Fishrrman on June 08, 2020, 01:31:43 pm: (https://ibb.pics/47QkpV2/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-9-27-39-AM.jpg)
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: kevindavis007 on June 08, 2020, 01:49:52 pm: Quote from: Fishrrman on June 08, 2020, 01:31:43 pm
(https://ibb.pics/47QkpV2/Screen-Shot-2020-06-08-at-9-27-39-AM.jpg)

Not good.. I'm hearing rumors that Trump is running ads in Texas.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: Weird Tolkienish Figure on June 08, 2020, 03:30:43 pm: Ohio has always been, and will always be, a battleground. That Trump is barely above Biden in Texas is a scary prospect. So is a Biden presidency, as the guy is barely sentient.
Title: Re: Ohio is suddenly a 2020 battleground
Post by: jafo2010 on June 08, 2020, 07:44:03 pm: I agree, Ohio is always a swing state. I expect they stick with Trump, but he and his campaign should not assume they have it. I expect a full court press in the state by both sides.