OH: More Money Stuff (August)

[TJ in Oregon]

Nina Turner would need one heck of a wave to win a state-wide race and she's ticked off enough people she wouldn't win a primary in a safe D seat like OH-11.

[TJ in Oregon]

An Ohio Democratic Party that moved in more of a Kucinich direction would probably benefit on many levels, but Kucinich himself is far too flawed a vehicle to make that happen. DeWine would destroy him.

Then again similar things were said about Trump...

[TJ in Oregon]

Normally I don't think it makes sense to be a pro-gun Democrat since it really won't help you in the long run. You piss off your base and you don't win over conservatives because the NRA is all-but an arm of the GOP. But Cordray might actually be able to get the NRA or even the Buckeye Firearm Association behind him if he faces DeWine in November.

If you manage to get elected on that platform and consistently vote pro-gun, the NRA will gladly help you get re-elected. They're one of the few interest groups who doesn't care about party as long as you're willing to support their policies.

[TJ in Oregon]

Map of Democratic and Republican primaries results (unofficial):

The Dem map makes sense, Cordray did best in Central and western Ohio, where there is a low amount of Trumpiness, meanwhile Schiavoni/Kucinich were strongest in the industrial/Ohio River areas.

I have no idea how to interpret the Rep gubernatorial primary map. The assortment of counties won by Taylor have no obvious connection. The only thing I can think of is that DeWine has been in office for enough years that those counties are places with some miscellaneous grievance with something he or his office has done.