REMINDER: Ohio and Iowa are not battlegrounds in 2024

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Ohio is definitely going to be a battleground in 2024 because the Democrats are not just going to roll over and sacrifice Brown and Republicans rightly smell blood in the water given all the other statewide wins they've gotten over the last decade.  There's going to be a lot of money spent here trying to get him re-elected/defeated and if that much investment is already coming in then its highly likely we'll see a lot of presidential stumping as well. 

Having said that, I also think that Ohio IS NOT and HAS NOT been a "must win" state for Democrats at the presidential level in the 21st century.  Ohio was icing on the cake for Obama both times and with a very small uniform swing Hillary could have won without Ohio as well.  Even Kerry could have potentially won without Ohio.

Republicans NEED Ohio to win so when it comes under threat they defend it.  Democrats can win without Ohio but when it looks like it could be in play it is smart strategy to force the GOP into defense here.