Post by Logan on May 16, 2017 11:51:24 GMT -6
The current partisan makeup of the Ohio House and Senate shown within the boundaries of the proposed Western Reserve state. (Rich Exner, cleveland.com)
Democrat, urban concerns might get more attention if Ohio were split
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio has long been considered a purple state, a political bellwether that swings red or blue every four years to help elect the next president.
But statewide elections have been reliably red for several cycles, giving Republicans the upper hand in drawing Statehouse and congressional district lines that helped secure their dominance for a decade.
The result: GOP supermajorities in both the Ohio House and Senate and less clout for Democrats, many who hail from urban areas.
If we carved out a new state, Western Reserve, with five urban centers, it would tilt a little more Democratic than what remained of Ohio.
Read more: www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/05/democrat_urban_concerns_might.html#incart_maj-story-1