CLEVELAND, Ohio — Republican U.S. Home candidates led in 67% of Ohio’s 15 congressional districts regardless of accumulating solely about 57% of the general vote complete within the first congressional elections held underneath Ohio’s new gerrymandering reform guidelines.

However in statewide places of work, Republicans swept with 60% or extra of the vote. Does that imply we’re now not gerrymandered in our districts? We’re speaking election outcomes on Immediately in Ohio.

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We’ve acquired the post-election episode of the podcast immediately, so let’s take the races in flip. Ohio’s most fascinating race, by far, has been for the U.S. Senate. Who gained, and by how a lot?

In Northeast Ohio, the second most talked about race is for Cuyahoga County Government, to exchange Armond Budish. Lee Weingart was making an attempt to be the extraordinarily uncommon Republican to win within the closely Democratic County. How’d he do towards Democrat Chris Ronayne?

About probably the most sure end result in Ohio Tuesday was within the governor’s race, so boring, proper? However let’s speak about it. How massive was Mike DeWine’s win over Nan Whaley?

Flying largely underneath the radar all yr was the critically necessary set of races for the Ohio Supreme Courtroom, together with for chief justice. It was the first-time the get together affiliations had been listed. Which get together gained?

Okay, earlier than we go any additional with the opposite races, let’s have some common observations. Do we predict ladies had been as massive of an element as some had predicted? Did the financial system drive the vote? What about turnout in Northeast Ohio, with 2-hour strains in some locations final evening, together with Lisa’s Lyndhurst. What stands out to every of you from these outcomes?

Okay, again to the outcomes. Let’s discuss in regards to the downstate races, the place Republican incumbents confronted Democratic challengers of various {qualifications}. Who gained for lawyer common, secretary of state, auditor and treasurer?

We had two massive races for Congress regionally, with Trump loyalists charging laborious. Did Democrat Emilia Sykes prevail? Did Trump White Home staffer Max Miller win?

In Cuyahoga County, we had two necessary taxes on the poll, for the Metroparks and the port. Folks feared inflation would lead to no votes. Did they move?

Let’s wrap up by stepping again and looking out on the nationwide panorama. What is going to the subsequent two years be like, and what’s going to Ohio’s position be?

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Chris: [00:00:00] It’s our post-election evening podcast episode, which implies we’re all drained and punchy as a result of all of us stayed up method past our mattress occasions. A few of us like Lauren Layla method, method behind past their mattress occasions. So we’re gonna misspeak and be fumble mouth, however there’s heaps to speak about. It’s immediately in Ohio, the information podcast.

Dialogue from cleveland.com and The Plain Seller. I’m Chris Quinn. I’m right here with Laura Johnston. Lisa Gar, and making a particular Wednesday look simply to. Out the election, Layla, who’s filling in for her, the one that usually replaces her. So it’s an fascinating kinda juxtaposition. Wrap your thoughts round that one.

Let’s go. We’ve acquired the post-election episode, so let’s take the races. In flip. Ohio’s most fascinating race by far has been for the US Senate. It’s additionally most likely the closest Lisa who gained, and by how a lot

Lisa: JD Vance, the inexperienced politician, uh, from Appalachian, Ohio, gained the US Senate seat held by Rob [00:01:00] Portman.

Beforehand, he acquired 54% of the vote to Tim Ryan’s 46%. And that is even though Tim Ryan raised a document 48 million for hello, his marketing campaign. That’s 4 occasions as a lot as Vance raised. After which Vance acquired 30 million. Tremendous Pac and, and he acquired most of his cash from outdoors donors, so cash was not an element on this race nor the variety of advertisements that had been run cuz Ryan ran a heck of much more advertisements than Vance.

Chris: Properly, in contrast to a variety of the nation, Trump had an influence right here. Trump endorsed him within the major, which vaulted him forward of the others and had been pink state. I, I feel, look, let’s face it, between the 2, there actually wasn’t a comparability. Vance has no expertise. He’s an enormous nothing burger who has modified his positions primarily based on how the wind is blowing.

Whereas Ryan is a likable man that that form of impressed individuals with the way in which he ran his marketing campaign and he didn’t. Any likelihood which speaks to [00:02:00] whether or not she Brown will face a really tough problem in two years. Uh, this our colleague Pete Cross, was saying final evening, Ryan did every part proper, that there was, there was nothing.

Or possibly it was Wealthy Ner. I’m confused that there’s nothing else he might have accomplished. To win this. He did. He was the proper, he ran the proper marketing campaign. He did every part proper and he nonetheless misplaced massive.

Lisa: Yeah. I, you realize, I form of surprise if he is likely to be a presidential hopeful in 2024. I feel a exhibiting was excellent in, in, let’s face it, a pink state now.

I feel Ohio is now not a swing state after this election, however, you realize, Yeah. I ponder if there are presidential aspirations. However he misplaced. It doesn’t matter. I imply, he nonetheless was out on the stage. Lots of people acquired to know him and acquired to know his form of centrist stance. I can’t think about he’s gonna step outta politics now.

Chris: Yeah, that’s true. Okay. You had been listening to immediately in Ohio, in northeast Ohio. The second most [00:03:00] talked about race was for Cuyahoga County govt to exchange ARM and Buddhi. Lee Winegart was making an attempt to be the extraordinarily uncommon Republican to win within the closely Democratic county. Layla, how did he do?

Leila: Properly, I feel it’s honest to say that Chrisna Trounced Lee Winegart final evening, proper?

I imply, Roan acquired 64% of the vote in comparison with Wegars 36. I imply, what’s that? 28 factors. So, yeah, I imply, Winegar, Winegar acquired thumped right here. So I imply, we largely anticipated this as a result of Kaga County is so closely democratic, however. Winegart threw us a bit together with his confidence within the last weeks. Uh, you had talked about Chris a number of occasions lately that you simply weren’t so certain how it could go as a result of Winegart was feeling so good about it and Renee appeared a bit on edge.

I imply, final week he, he put out an advert that was fairly vicious, proper towards Winegart and it appeared like that type of factor ought to have been beneath Ronan if he noticed such a transparent, unobstructed path to victory, don’t you suppose?

Chris: Yeah. However to [00:04:00] make clear, I by no means noticed it. I imply, I’ve stated 30 factors all alongside. I used to be off by two.

However I used to be shocked by the demeanor of each these candidates. I imply, it’s simply, it’s Cuyahoga County, how in how on earth is, is a Republican gonna win in that form of a state of affairs. I used to be, I suppose I used to be just a little bit shocked in the long run, regardless that historical past says the Democrat wins massive. Winegar didn’t appear to actually decide up something for all his efforts.

He’s been operating for 2 years and had met particular person after particular person and had lodged all types of stuff, but it surely doesn’t actually look like it made a distinction as a lot as Ohio is a pink state. Cuyahoga County is a Blue County and other people vote get together.

Leila: Proper, Proper. And, and really, I imply, Wineguard had some robust concepts that had been very fashionable.

I imply, his proposed reform of our tax assortment and distribution course of, which might require poll challenge to make a actuality. And likewise, you realize, he’s, he was working with Tom Patton within the State Home to get [00:05:00] laws handed that would freeze property taxes for seniors. I assumed that was gonna be the, you realize, the golden goose.

For Winegar. These are widespread concepts and you realize, granted, he doesn’t must be the county govt to advocate for them. So this may very well be his second to shine within the aftermath of all this after which come again, uh, swinging if he ever desires to run for workplace once more. However, um, you realize, as for Roan, you realize, we’ll see how he does right here.

He’s acquired fairly a bit forward of him. We’ll see if he lives as much as his promise of being a, a bridge builder. With regards to that very divisive challenge of of constructing a brand new jail and justice middle, that plan to construct on the poisonous web site went down in flames after they simply couldn’t get the steering committee votes to assist the land acquisition.

And county council members actually noticed the sunshine of purpose and determined it could be unwise to attempt to transfer ahead with it anyway, realizing that each Roan and Winegart had pledged to undo the deal as soon as they took workplace so, There’s a variety of dangerous blood surrounding the problem of the jail, and Ronan says he’s gonna instantly start assembling [00:06:00] his suppose tank to, to mobilize subsequent steps.

And he’s actually acquired his work lower out for him on that challenge.

Chris: All proper. Properly let, I wanna level out, I feel I’m having technical points on my aspect, so we would have a sound challenge in the long run if anyone hears it, however I wanna rock your world just a little bit on the jail. Oh boy.

Lisa: So it’s a early

Leila: on post-election knowledge rock.

No, no,

Chris: no. Look, let’s look to the longer term. That is cool. So, so all alongside the, the county council, the county govt had been racing to construct on that poisonous web site you talked about, and we had been doing story after tales saying, What are you pondering? And forces lastly got here collectively and stopped it. And the contractor all through that is Jeff Applebaum, who has led a lot of the county building initiatives for the.

20 years, so, and he was pushing it laborious and there was no person on the county stage that was asking questions actually in regards to the poisonous web site and the suitable factor occurred. Right here’s the factor. Now we have repeatedly checked out Jeff Applebaum’s model of getting jobs accomplished with what’s [00:07:00] design construct as an alternative of aggressive bidding.

And in each reporter that’s checked out it has come again and stated, You recognize, this protects taxpayer cash. So, So right here we’re. This was terrible and cruel and mean-spirited. However now Chris is there. Chris is saying, I’m going to verify I guard the taxpayer cash. Does all people put away their ego and. To Jeff Applebaum and say, Hey, look, let’s draw a brand new contract.

You do your factor, you’re gonna drive to, to generate profits in your agency and also you’re gonna do your factor. We’ll do our job now and be a watchdog. Up till now, there was no watchdog. It was, and you realize, can you actually fault Apple bomb for, for driving that bus? If nobody was going to observe the {dollars} and do issues, He was doing his factor.

I imply, he simply arbitrarily was saying, Oh, the, the value is now 700 million, and no person on the county stated, Wait, wait, wait, wait. That’s not the way in which it really works. We’ll inform you what the finances is and you then construct the perfect jail. However whether it is irrefutable that you simply lower your expenses doing this, as an alternative of going with bids and [00:08:00] gigantic overruns, ought to they?

How is it? I refutable,

Leila: I imply, $700 million. That’s

Chris: cheap. No, no, no, no. However, however once more, there was no person there saying, Hey Jeff, that’s not the way in which it really works. Now we have to take a look at what our sources are after which we’ll design and construct a jail and justice middle. In accordance with that, they, there was no person do.

Look, the federal government is meant to be the one which watches the tax {dollars} and no person on the county council or armed Buddhists had been doing that. If the federal government will try this now, is that the sensible path? That is about tax {dollars}. You’ve gotta get the perfect worth for it. And look Steve Lit, Pete kras, any variety of reporters.

I feel Laura, you checked out it within the day, got here again and stated, You recognize, this design constructed factor does lower your expenses. It takes away the big value overruns and the final county. Was the juvenile justice middle. Keep in mind that was ridiculous in how a lot cash we spent on that loser. So it’s simply, look, now we have [00:09:00] so many egos at work, however what’s the smartest path for the taxpayer right here if all people does their job?

You’ll be able to find yourself in a very good place. What we’ve had for the final eight years is a county authorities that wasn’t doing its job

Leila: effectively. I simply suppose that, I imply, there are belief points now concerned as a result of, I imply, Jeff Abam actually, he, he was pushing this so laborious towards that billion greenback mark and I imply, how hawkish does the county should be with its, with its contractor

Chris: I imply, that’s, however. Let me put it in perspective. You and Laura have simply gone via massive housing, building issues. Yeah, I do know. And also you, you didn’t simply say, Listed below are the keys. I imply, Laura, they constructed your roof line a foot too excessive. They needed to tear the entire thing down once more. However you didn’t

Leila: simply say, Okay, I look, look again and suppose possibly I ought to have gone with any individual else.

Proper. I imply, I’m not gonna say, Properly, you realize what, Let me rent these guys to do all my loos now , and [00:10:00] I’ll simply be extra hawkish on them. I imply, that fascinating. That simply doesn’t make sense to me. That’s not, that’s, you realize, I’m not shopping for it, however you’re not.

Chris: However I don’t suppose you’d go along with the method that you simply knew carried, you realize, a 20% premium since you’re gonna have uncontrollable overruns.

Look, all I’m saying is. It’s an fascinating dialog and quite than come into the brand new authorities, close-minded and shutting individuals down, have the trustworthy dialog. Now we have not had an trustworthy dialog about any of this for eight years. And now if Chris goes in, in good religion to do what’s proper by the inmates and by the taxpayers and all people else, can all people get collectively and agree?

So, I don’t know. It’s simply, it’s seeking to the longer term outta this election. We’ll should see what’s subsequent. It’s immediately in Ohio. About probably the most sure end result in Ohio. Tuesday was within the governor’s race. So boring. Proper? Let’s speak about it and the way Large Mike, The wine’s win was over n Wiley, Laura.

Laura: It was so [00:11:00] sure that an entire bunch of TV stations referred to as this race earlier than a single vote Tally was printed.

We had been similar to, Wait, there’s no numbers. How are they calling this? But it surely was primarily based on exit polling, and when it was all stated and accomplished, I feel DeWine had about 67% of the vote statewide, and the one counties Nan Wiley gained had been. Uh, Cuyahoga, Franklin and Athens, probably the most dependable blue counties within the state of Ohio.

She didn’t even win Montgomery County, and he or she was the mayor of Dayton. So, yeah, it was a landslide.

Chris: I, I do should say I what I admire about Mike DeWine, In contrast to most of the Republicans who had been operating throughout the land is he by no means acquired into the scorn and and vilifying of Democrats. If you happen to, should you take a look at the way in which he has dealt with himself these final 4 years, whether or not you disagree together with his politics or not, he hasn’t.

The vicious stuff that we’ve [00:12:00] seen in all places else. And that’s refreshing in America immediately, proper? As a result of what we noticed in all places was the horrible vilification of the others. And might Mike DeWine, you realize, nudge the Republican get together and he labored with the Democratic get together? Yeah, Lynn, you bear in mind throughout the pandemic, he was having like every day conversations with the democratic mayors of the massive cities.

All of them labored collectively.

Leila: Go forward

Laura: Lori. Yeah, I used to be, I used to be gonna say sure. Sure. I feel he’s an quaint politician. Like he does get together with individuals. He’s, you realize, when a shucks like good form of man, however when you realize, it involves laborious selections, he’s nonetheless signing the laws, you realize, for loosening gun rules in Ohio.

He’s, He has cow toed to the legislature, partly as a result of he’s a pragmatist and he is aware of that he form of needed to, he didn’t have the votes to cease what was gonna come. And, you realize, he’s a [00:13:00] very, very clear pro-life politician. He has by no means backed down from that. And, you realize, abortion did and anti. Portion, each of them, they, you realize, performed a task on this election.

We are able to speak about that extra later. However, um, I, I feel individuals like Mike DeWine, even when they don’t agree with him, I feel they like what he did the start of Covid. I imply, it’s been, god, virtually three years now, however that’s nonetheless fairly recent in individuals’s minds and, and so they’ve voted for it.

Chris: Let me, however let me ask this.

So we all know Mike DeWine has contributed to the cities and now we have this massive rural city divide in Ohio. It’s clear, it’s clear on all of the maps, however he, he didn’t let that dis dissuade him from listening to the cities. He’s labored with every of the cities to do financial improvement and a bunch of different issues.

Does anyone suppose for a minute, JD Vance offers a dam about what’s occurring in Ohio. No, no. I have to converse up. Let me hear you. Nope. I imply, that’s the distinction is I feel he acknowledges I symbolize all of [00:14:00] Ohio and I don’t suppose he’s, he’s accomplished low cost pictures to the cities as a result of he didn’t win as a lot there as he gained within the rural areas.

He acquired it. And in c you noticed it. I imply, it was, he was, he was working the cities as effectively. All I’m saying, He’s the one, he’s the one Republican in Ohio who doesn’t appear to be parroting Tucker Carlson from Fox Information.

Laura: Proper, proper. And he has distanced himself from Trump. He’s by no means been a, a butt kisser of Trump, which is sweet to see at the moment.

And also you’re proper, I feel he cares about youngsters. I feel he cares about individuals normally. Like I do suppose he’s. I imply, can we name individuals compassionate conservatives at this level? However, um, fascinating. He shall be, uh, the oldest ever governor in Ohio. He’ll, he was already, however he’s extending his document, so 76 years outdated when he’s gonna be inaugurated once more in January.

Chris: Okay. Yo, immediately in Ohio, flying [00:15:00] largely underneath the radar all yr was the critically necessary set of races for the Ohio Supreme Courtroom, together with the Chief Justice. It was the primary time their get together affiliations had been listed. Lisa, which get together gained?

Lisa: Properly, the Republican incumbents all gained very handily. Uh, Pat Fisher, Pat DeWine and Jennifer Bruner, um, acquired, I’m sorry, not Jennifer Bruner.

Sharon Kennedy acquired about 50%, 57% of the 4 million votes that had been forged yesterday. In order that’s a couple of. Uh, 14 level break up between them and their challengers. Terry Jameson, Marilyn Zs, and, uh, effectively, Sharon Kennedy and Jennifer. Jennifer Bruner and Sharon Kennedy. Had been going for the chief justice place. So Bruner will stay on the courtroom.

Sharon Kennedy simply strikes into the area. You recognize that Maureen. O’Connor is vacating and, uh, Governor DeWine will select Kennedy’s substitute. In order that ensures a G O P majority on the Ohio Supreme Courtroom. Uh, Sharon Kennedy, [00:16:00] when she claimed victory final evening, stated it’s mourn once more within the Ohio Supreme Courtroom, however I’d spell that M o u r n i n g.

Chris: Look, they, they gained by huge margins, which look, all people stated earlier than the election that this is able to decide what occurs with gerrymandering as a result of Maureen O’Connor had determined with the Democrats and rejecting the maps, Sharon Kennedy and the opposite two that gained. Saved saying, No, no, no. The, The maps are authorized, so we figured if the Republicans win, now we have maps, however then again, the way in which they gained, they gained by big margins.

It could not matter what they are saying now, as a result of Ohio’s maps may very well mirror the voting sample. Laura, we had a narrative about that final evening. We

Laura: did. And um, Zachary Smith, our knowledge guru, seemed on the numbers and we had a more in-depth margin than we used to. I feel it was a couple of 20 level unfold previously, [00:17:00] one thing within the fifties to the seventies the place the, the precise vote could be 50, 50 some % Republican, after which they gained 70 some % of the seats.

And we’re trying. I take into consideration 10% nearer now, however there’s nonetheless a spot, but it surely acquired just a little bit higher. So I imply, like that’s excellent news, proper? The factor is, the query, I feel you posed this this morning, proper? Is are these maps going to face? Are they hastily gonna grow to be constitutional with the brand new Supreme Courtroom, or are they gonna worsen?

They’ll be like, Oh, oh, now we’ll return to the drafting board. And that’ll get even, much more

Chris: Divis. Properly, I, no, I believe there’ll be a constitutional modification once more to alter it. However should you, but it surely needs to be proportionate to the vote. And you realize, Lisa, look, take a look at the, the margins there. They gained by 20%.

They used to win by 4 or 5%. But when. You recognize, 60 plus % or 59% of the state is [00:18:00] voting for Republicans. Doesn’t Congress and the State Home should be near that?

Lisa: Uh, I, I don’t know. I imply, you realize, there was that complete query about you possibly can’t be compact and, and aggressive on the identical time.

I’m questioning if that may not be true.

Chris: Okay, you’re listening to immediately in Ohio. Earlier than we go any additional with the opposite races, let’s have some common observations in regards to the position ladies performed and the financial system and the entire different points we speak about. What about turnout in Northeast Ohio and Lisa’s lindhurst?

There have been two hour strains for a lot of the afternoon, however in Cleveland, solely 29% of the voters confirmed up. What stands out to every of you about these outcomes? Leila, Let’s begin with. Uh,

Leila: I don’t know what to say right here. I, I’m simply tremendous depressed about. How unequivocally Pink Ohio has grow to be. That’s what stands out to me.

We’re not a swing state anymore and, and yesterday, you realize, I used to be feeling hopeful about Tim Ryan’s enchantment to reasonable Republicans. However truly, let’s be trustworthy, I don’t suppose he [00:19:00] ever stood an opportunity in Ohio, this can be a state that went for Trump in 2020 in an enormous method. Large league as Trump would say, , you realize, and, and that was after we had skilled 4 excruciating years underneath Trump.

And he confirmed himself to be this unbearable, morally bankrupt narcissist. And the

Chris: criminal. And the way do you actually really feel backside mild,

Leila: frankly, and Ohio voters supported him regardless of realizing all that about him. So what previously couple years, May have presumably persuaded these Trump supporters to immediately vote for a Democrat as an alternative of a candidate who was handpicked by Trump himself.

And is mainly Trump’s mini me in the case of ethno centrism and misogyny and, and authoritarianism. That’s simply who we’re in Ohio now. That’s what final evening proved to me. It kills me. I’m, I’m so upset about that.

Chris: Mm-hmm. The Republicans have given Ohioans a house. They’ve welcomed them in. They’ve made ‘em a part of the membership.

They’ve Tucker Carlson preaching their gospel each evening, and the Democrats have accomplished nothing of the [00:20:00] type. Laura, what’s your, what’s your takeaway? Properly, I

Laura: do agree with Layla. I do really feel like individuals are voting get together over candidate, proper? Completely. Like I feel individuals really feel very strongly they’ve aligned with a celebration and so they’re simply voting that ticket quite than.

Wanting on the candidates individually and saying, What do I consider is finest for this nation? I, I don’t suppose anybody’s asking that. Properly, few individuals are asking that query. As an alternative, they’re saying, What’s finest for me? And, and I feel we’re seeing that play out in Ohio the place, you realize, Tim Ryan gained the, or sorry, ran the perfect marketing campaign he presumably might have, and it.

It didn’t matter. Like you might have had anyone in that slot, it looks like, and, and possibly the numbers wouldn’t be fairly so tilted, but it surely, it wasn’t that shut. I do

Chris: wanna push again just a little bit on what you stated although. The place, the place, the place you’re saying they’re voting get together over particular person, but when they consider the get together is what’s finest for his or her lot, And clearly they do.

They, they may very well be [00:21:00] arguing for what they consider the perfect imaginative and prescient of Ohio is. Uh, I imply it, it’s tribalism clearly, however, however the tribalism relies on a perception that the Democrats operating issues get us into hassle. Whether or not you agree with it or not, that’s what the vast majority of Ohio Yeah. Principally stated yesterday.

And it

Laura: actually surprises me, like so we. 4 individuals exit to the polls and so they had been all around the county. I imply, we had been in, in Cleveland, we had been within the suburbs, we had been on the west, we had been within the east, we had been, you realize, in Parma and what , So Gretchen Kuda Crow, talked to any individual in Bay Village who simply stated, I simply suppose we want just a few extra Republicans.

And I used to be like, She dwelling in the identical state? Like what, what races are she speaking about? Like the place, the place is she being ruled By Democrats? Except we’re speaking about Cuyahoga County, which, Positive. I imply that’s a democratic stronghold, but it surely, it was like, we simply want just a few extra Republicans. And I simply actually took that after which there have been those that had been voting about abortion, however we’re voting.

To outlaw abortion like that’s [00:22:00] what they needed. So that you’re, you’re proper. And also you go forward, Lisa.

Chris: What, what’s your takeaway? Properly,

Lisa: yeah, I, uh, stood in line for an hour at 1130 yesterday morning to vote in Lindhurst. And the general public in line, most likely cuz of the time of day, had been older individuals. I imply, there have been individuals on walkers, individuals in wheelchairs that had been bringing ballots outdoors to those that had been disabled to vote, which was form of odd.

I’d by no means seen that earlier than. However, um, I used to be pondering, yeah, I wager all these outdated individuals are voting. Republican, however, uh, you realize, um, the ladies that had been round me in line, they, they had been gonna vote Democrat and so they truly, a few them had the plain supplier endorsement paper of their fingers, so that they had been gonna use that as their voting information, which I assumed was form of neat.

However yeah, I imply, I, I actually hoped that the Supreme Courtroom races could be nearer, however I knew with that get together affiliation, that was most likely a pipe. Get again to outcomes. We thought that

Leila: abortion could be the problem that that will get individuals, [00:23:00] particularly ladies, to vote their conscience as an alternative of their get together towards get together, you realize, with get together strains.

However you realize, I don’t know why we thought that it didn’t carry the day for Democrats. Clearly ladies. Didn’t vote as a block on the problem of reproductive rights. The one ladies who had been motivated by which can be ladies who usually vote Democrat. You recognize, I’d love to listen to from some Republican ladies who this time voted for Democrats due to the assault on reproductive rights, however you, it’s like looking

Chris: for a unicorn.

All proper. Let’s get again to the outcomes. Let’s discuss in regards to the downstate races the place the Republican incumbents confronted democratic challengers of various {qualifications}. Laura, let’s run via shortly. We acquired stuff to speak about who gained for lawyer common, Secretary state, auditor, and treasurer.

Laura: I imply, all people you anticipated, it’s the identical incumbents that we’ve had earlier than.

So that you solely see one other 4 years of Dave Yost and his, uh, press launch is about Greenback Normal. However, um, all of them gained with like 60% of the vote. It wasn’t shut. And, uh, these, I imply, they gained 4 years in the past, [00:24:00] clearly, and the Democrats didn’t stand an opportunity this time. That they had no identify recognition in comparison with the incumbents.

Chris: Once more, I feel the margins had been fairly astounding. It’s immediately in Ohio, we had two massive races for Congress regionally with Trump loyalists charging laborious. Did Democrat Amelia Sykes prevail? Did Trump White Home staffer Max Miller win Lisa? So

Lisa: for the, uh, thirteenth US Congress, that was one of many. Few Democratic victories Final evening in Ohio, this, uh, was proper Tim Ryan’s outdated seat, that was all of Summit County elements of Portage and Northern Stark County.

So Amelia Sykes, and so they didn’t ap didn’t name this race till very early this morning about 1:54 AM So finally rely, Amelia Sykes had 146,621 votes to Madison Jesse Oto Gilbert’s, uh, 132. 180 1. In order that’s a distinction of a couple of. 15, 5,500 votes. So yeah, very tight race. Very right down to [00:25:00] the top.

Chris: What about Max Miller

Lisa: as, and that’s the seventh district?

Max Miller, The ex Trump a, I didn’t get any last numbers on that, however he raced 10 occasions greater than his Democratic candidate, Matt Demmer, who was a Bay Village podcaster, who raised like, I feel solely 5 figures in cash. And this district, uh, is, uh, South Cuyahoga County, Medina, Wayne, and Northern Holmes.

Chris: Yeah, so Le, not less than you bought Amelia sys to win. There’s one shiny spot for you in Ohio on this post-election morning. We’ll skip speaking in regards to the metro parks and the port their taxes one massive. Regardless of their worry techniques, we’re by no means gonna consider them once more about how their taxes are in jeopardy. Let’s wrap up by stepping again and looking out on the nationwide panorama, regardless that Ohio went massively pink, Donald Trump didn’t.

Farewell on this election, What do we predict the subsequent two years are gonna be like on this nation? You recognize? And what’s going to Ohio’s position.

Lisa: Properly, I feel isn’t the stability in Congress nonetheless [00:26:00] undecided? Aren’t there some races which can be nonetheless excellent? So we, we actually don’t know. Sure. Yeah. So the stability, I imply, it hangs within the stability, however I feel if Republicans management the home and significantly the Senate, I feel they’ve talked about impeaching Joe Biden and looking out into Hunter Biden’s laptop computer as if it has something to do with the, you realize, operating the nation.

So, and I feel we’ll see simply extra excessive, I feel they’ll really feel like, You recognize, just like the, the blinders are off and so they’re getting unfastened rain. So I don’t know. It’s, uh, it’s gonna be scary.

Laura: I, I agree with Lisa. I really feel like we’re in for an additional two years of simply actually divisive politics and who is aware of what’s coming down the pike for.

For the presidential race, proper? Like that would begin fairly quickly. I don’t suppose we’ll be handled to an entire host of nationwide consideration as a result of individuals are gonna see Ohio as reliably pink. However, uh, one fascinating factor I learn final evening is that is the primary election through which a considerable [00:27:00] variety of candidates for main places of work, and among the winners are election deniers or conspiracy theorists.

So how that’s gonna play,

Chris: Yeah. Uh, it’s most likely not a lot totally different than the morning after 2016 after I advised you guys that, Hey, hey, it’s simply 4 years. How

Leila: a lot injury? How a lot injury can one man do? That’s that, you realize? Don’t fear, guys. Oh my God, it’s time to start out eager about leaving the nation.

That’s how I’m feeling. The nice.

Laura: It’s fascinating as a result of. I don’t bear in mind as a child being this conscious of politics and I don’t know, possibly it’s simply my job and the way in which we discuss to our youngsters, however like my youngsters are very conscious of this and so they awoke asking about taxing Tim Ryan and did he wyn and you realize, it it, youngsters are rising up in a extremely partisan age.

Chris: Okay. Immediately in Ohio that reps up the dialogue. I hope now we have a podcast primarily based on all our technical difficulties. We’ll see. Thanks Leila. Thanks Laura. Thanks Lisa. Because of all people who listens.