Brutus_buckeye

I think you are spot on here. I saw an report of the top issues all voters are focusing on during this election cycle and abortion did not rank in the top ten for either side (at the present). Normally, it is a top 10 issue but never really a top 5 issue. people are too focused on inflation right now. Ryan is astute enough to recognize this and not engage in the culture war battle, which will help him out.

Ryan has done a decent job presenting himself in the primaries as a moderate working class Democrat in the way of Sherrod Brown. It is really the only path to success in Ohio for a Democrat. A progressive will never win statewide in Ohio right now. Dems have to run and govern to the center. The GOP ideally should do the same but given the way the winds are blowing in Ohio, they can get away with running further right at this time. Given the results of last night, I think Vance wins. First the winds are blowing at the Republicans back this cycle so he is helped by that. Second, Ohio is become more red, but more importantly, as much as I hate to admit it, the Trump brand still carries weight in Ohio. 3-4 weeks ago, Vance was polling in 4th place (depending on how reliable you thought the polls were at that time). Once Trump endorsed he vaulted into first and carried him to victory. The Trump brand in Ohio galvanizes the working class more than Tim Ryan's message will at this time if only because the Trump brand in Ohio at least is a much bigger machine than the Ohio Dem Party. As much as I hate to say it, Trump's name is on the ballot for Senate and In Ohio right now, that is a proven winner.

She rose through the county to become Mayor of Dayton. It was a nice accomplishment but my point it is not quite enough political cache to take on someone as established on the political landscape as Dewine. She really has no chance to win. But it could bolster her brand long term for a bigger office down the line if she would pursue it. In a good Democrat year she may be able to position herself to make some waves. This year is not going to be that year for her.

Do we have to dehumanize the guy. I certainly did not like Mandel and glad he lost, I also did not vote for Vance, but both still deserve some dignity in the process policy positions aside.

Weren't they just saying the other day that they were keeping this site open for potential arena development?

Dewine will win easily and Vance will also win. Nothing against Whaley, but she is not a super strong candidate as she does not have the recognition that a Dewine or Sherrod Brown has in Ohio. Dewine has been a name in Ohio for 30 years now. It was not that long ago I was hanging out with Nan and she was a peon in the Montgomery Cty Treasurers office. She did a good job building a name for herself in Dayton, but similar to Cranley, I do not think she has the brand at this time to compete against the established Dewine. If she was in Columbus or Cleveland, the calculus may be different, but being from Dayton does not help her imo. Couple that with the fact that the winds are blowing red this year and Dewine is generally popular with moderates across the political spectrum, he should win pretty easily. MAGA will be insignificant and will likely support him because they will probably go to the polls and support Vance (as long as Trump does not pull his endorsement in the meantime). I think JD wins too, but it will be closer. Ohio is leaning too much to the right now and also with political headwinds where they are, Vance is most likely going to win (unless he does something really stupid). Completely agree with you on the opportunist part though. I almost think he waded into those waters tonight when he thanked his campaign manager for the advice on encouraging him to say stupid things on occasion and make a fool of himself. The way he phrased it seems to indicate that he does not necessarily buy into the full MAGA stuff, or at least that is how I took it (maybe optimistically). The biggest challenge he will face is if voters find him sincere and authentic. Ryan's strength is that he is authentic. It will be interesting to watch, but still think Vance wins if only because of inertia alone. If this were 2024, the calculus may be different.

I do too, but strip joints are not extinguishing another’s life.

Not necessarily so. As a libertarian minded person, it is not about paternalistic government trying to prevent a woman from exercising domain over her body, but rather it is about a separate human that is bound to the mother for the next 9 or so months that also deserves rights and protections. It is protecting those without a voice.

Every Dem outside of Manchin and Casey are pro-choice. It is a litmus test to be elected. I was not wrong with what I said, but I could have expressed it more clearly.

Cranley is publicly pro choice now, he has not always been. In general he tends to lean pro life side but in today’s dem party you can’t say that out loud. There is nothing wrong with it. He is someone who actually understands both sides. He can be short and has a temper but he is a good guy on the whole

If there is any hope for the Dems to win the governors office in Ohio it would be with Cranley. He is very pro-business and fiscally conservative. Much more than Whaley. I have known both personally and both are more traditional Democrats but Cranley is more moderate/conservative, especially when it comes to business and development. Socially, he is fairly liberal but he is also Pro-Life. Whaley, I am not sure where she stands on the matter as much. I am tempted to vote for Cranley over Dewine because of Cranley's strong pro-business stances.

Trump's flub could only have helped Dolan. It may get some people who may be a Vance person because of Trump go for Mandel or vice versa. I think the challenge is going to be turnout and who is the turnout. Wil establishment folks turn out for Dolan or will the Trump base turn out hard core. If it were a presidential year, I would think Vance would have the upper hand, but given an off year, and the other chaos going on with the district maps, Dolan has a strong chance.

So you can see that he is good friends and has a close relationship with his good friend JD Vance.

I did not think Ohio had runnoffs like Louisiana and Georgia?

One key thing is that the bengals control the naming rights. I would anticipate that will be part of someone’s contribution toward the renovation of pbs

I heard it was going to a Red Roof Inn

I think it is a pipe dream to think Columbus would get a team. Same with Indy with the Reds and Tribe being so close to CBUS and Indy being between Cincy/Chicago/St. Louis.

I would agree that it may not make as much sense in Cleveland with the existence of the I-X Center as it would say in Cincinnati or another city, but It does make sense. Currently, they use the stadium in its full capacity (field, stands, snack bars, etc) for approx 13-15 events a year (10 Browns Games, maybe 2-3 concerts, 2-3 additional events). If you can triple the amount of events that is a win. Even without considering the Super Bowl or Final 4 as events, look at the prospect of additional convention space. You can now book multiple events in the downtown core which would not have been possible before. This helps the entire convention business in town, even if it may not be highest and best use for the stadium, it provides additional booking options. If you can use the building 30-50 days out of the year, it is a success.

Do the hotel rooms have to meet a certain standard? Obviously, not all have to be a JW Marriott or Ritz level but not all rooms are created equal. Does Motel 6 count in that model? I assume that drilling down deeper the league will only consider a certain level of hotel but I obviously do not have any insight on that.

Indy is a huge convention city and there are a ton of hotels downtown, much more than you see in Columbus, Cincy and Cleveland for a city of its size. They seem to have a ton of rooms downtown for all the conventions they have in town on any given moment. I think a better comparison would be Minneapolis hotel rooms.

just out of curiousity, do you have more specifics here.

Good point. Not sure how Burke plays into it since they are more of a limited service airport and where the Browns stadium lines up with the runway glidepath. That is the reasoning that I heard behind SoFi's low profile to the ground.

I was just teasing about the Pittsburgh comment :) I agree with you about building up if they are looking for multiple convention rooms and spaces. If they need contiguous space, that obviously creates an issue to go over Central Ave.

SoFi is such a low structure because of the airport nearby and there were height restrictions that necessitated it dug into the ground the way it was. Cleveland does not need to be concerned with that issue. A roof in Cleveland would open it up to potential Super Bowls, BIG Championship games, Final 4, etc. It could be a great addition to the area.

I dont think they can be forced. Similar to the school funding order, where it said the school funding scheme was unconstitutional, now the legislature must figure it out. Well, each year the legislature tries to "figure it out" to some capacity. At this point, there is no one to hold accountable because almost everyone is office at that time is either retired or dead save for Bill Seitz (all kidding aside). With the gerrymandering, all the court can order is that the committee and legislature rework the lines and hopefully find agreement in a bi-partisan manner or continue reworking them over and over and over again. As long as the committee can justify a good faith effort to redraw the lines and not completely ignore the court order, it will be hard to hold them in contempt for not coming up with a map that all parties can either agree on, or one that matches what O'Connor is seeking. She cant force them to draw her preferred map. So this means we keep going back and forth until someone puts a stop to the madness and it means months and months more of Gibbons for Senate commercials.