OH-Sen 2022: So you’re telling me there’s a chance

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Safe R to Safe R, but the margin could be a bit smaller for Republicans now.

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FYCK ANOTHER OPEN SEAT

I’ve been writing to Grassley's office and BEGGING him not to retire since November, and now this.

Even Grassley wouldn’t be able to hold that seat against Senator-elect Abby , though.

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Dore would lose (and lose badly), but not because of his "ideology."

Nonsense. Are you suggesting that Sherrod Brown’s retail politicking is not based on pure policy? Union members in Ashtabula county would like to have a word with you, as their Trump/DeWine/Brown votes show a clear ideology geared towards helping the working class rise up against the powerful elites and their blue checkmarks on Twitter. I would’ve thought someone from a Trump/Tester/Daines state would understand the perfectly consistent ideology of good, hard-working small town folk, and their concerted effort to put only people invested in the working class in Washington, and cleanse it of its stain of elitism and end the domination of the ruling class, but I guess you’ve fallen victim to the nefarious wealthy outsider pro-lobbyist propaganda of New Jersey Greg and Maryland Matt.

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What is the precedent for Tim Ryan winning? Would it be Heidi Heitkamp in 2012? Open seat, but demographics and Presidential votes are fatal to Dems? ND at least had a stronger track record of Democratic senators than Ohio, although Ohio has one which is better than zero.

2012 was clearly a better Dem year than 2022 can ever hope to be but ND then was redder than Ohio now.

Had Kander won, it would’ve been MO-SEN 2016, due to the environment being less than ideal (I realize some have already made the comparison.) I still don’t buy this being at all winnable for Ryan, though a single-digit Vance win might be more likely now.

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Considering that Ryan has come out against the student loan action, I won't feel as bad when he loses.

Yeah, it’s disappointing how many Democrats are parroting Republican talking points on this issue.

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But guys, Vance is a #populist. He's a #great fit for OH! /s

Venture capitalists are the epitome of populism!

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NEW FROM OHIO: the same fake undersourced story from months ago

Lol at the squirming. Vance is a garbage candidate and he will only win because it's an r wave year

Even if it’s not a wave year, Ohio being an increasingly red state is what will save Vance.

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Oh come on, surely you all know not giving a s*** about other people is totally “populist”, right? I’m still not moving this race from Safe R, but Vance is really lucky that this is a Democratic midterm and that Ohio has trended so far to the right.