Brutus_buckeye

That is the sad thing about this. MLB moves the game, issues some general statements about the voting law without actually citing any actual parts of the law they found offensive. At least have the fortitude to take an actual stand against something instead of just kow towing to the mob. It would have been respectable if they actually stated what they found so offensive about the law. You can actually try and engage In reasonable dialogue in that circumstance.

I would absolutely love to see something take the place of the parking lot on Court and Walnut. Have you heard any rumors of any proposed ideas?

It may have been a reference to pizzagate, but it was more of a direct attack on Epstein, Weaver and Black, and their collaborators through the years

It is quite humorous how they are trying to frame Vance as a QAnon guy. The tweets they use for support draw dubious conclusions at best. But of course the narrative is more important than the facts.

There is that new Ohio law that will make it easier to finance large projects like the Sherwin Williams HQ in Cleveland and maybe the Convention Center hotel. This should help move things along.

Amazing how you seem to focus on what he does now act like he is some snobbish elite as opposed to looking at the full background of the person and understanding his upbringing. As long as there is an R behind his name, he is nothing but a grifter. Go ahead and run Richard Cordary or someone in that vein. that would play quite well in SE Ohio. Give him a D behind his name and that means he must be sincere. That is a riot!! Thanks for the laugh

I agree with you on Ryan. I do not necessarily see that with Whaley. She is more of the typical suburban background. I should not have really called her a farm girl, as she is from the Carmel area. I have had drinks with her on a couple occasionas in the past. I know that she more or less described her ubbringing as more of fringe suburbia. We had a debate about anti-Catholic basis that existed but I get growing up in that part of Indiana, she would face more of it than someone in say suburban Ohio.

So, who do you think the people from SE Ohio would better connect with if they were going to pick the candidate of their choice? Vance? Speaks to working class. Has some street cred Timken? City girl, grew up fairly wealthy Mandel? City guy Acton? Interesting life story, but does not appear to have the connection with voters outside of healthcare matters Whaley? - Indiana farm girl. Ryan? - Speaks well to working class. Has some street cred Other?

He is from the region. SE OHIO, Ashland KY, Huntington WV and the surrounding communities have a similar culture. He is from that culture. No, he may not be from Lucasville or Marietta, but he grew up in an environment where he understands them and the culture better than most other Ohioans outside of Ted Strickland.

Unrelated, I was disappointed when she was appointed to council. However, A lot of people I know were glad that she stepped down as a magistrate to take the council position because they found her frustrating in that role.

His family comes from Eastern Kentucky. His roots are in that part of the country. Southeast, Ohio has a lot in common with Eastern Kentucky and West Virginia. That people in that region share a lot of similar culture. He spent a good portion of his childhood in Eastern Kentucky. He understands the people of the area there that those from the cities do not. He understands the opioid culture issues better than most, he understands the fact that people have been left behind and have limited opportunity because he experienced it in his own family. This is just like saying Joe Biden does not understand the factory worker in Pennsyvania because he spent most of his life in Delaware even though he is a native son of Scranton. Face it, Vance is a much more authentic candidate that can speak to SE Ohio voters than any other person, Republican or Democrat in Ohio. The only Democrat who would carry the same cache as Vance in the area is Strickland, and last I recall, he is pretty much retired.

It is a big leap from saying " she said the abstention was consistent with her other votes pertaining to state or federal issues. “They’re beyond our jurisdiction,” she said. “I absolutely condemn the rioting taking place in D.C. It needs to stop. Period." to drawing the conclusion that she is a QAnon supporting member who believes in the conspiracy theories. What she made was a non-statement. It does not necessarily say anything about her personal beliefs. Yes, we can infer that she is a conservative and that she generally supports Republicans and their causes, but to equate a non-statement to being a QAnon member is not a legitimate conclusion.

I was hoping they would have used the parking lot next to convention place for the hotel and then they would not have had to worry about the contingency of tearing down the millenium first and could have taken their time to figure out the millenium site.

I would really like to see the timeline and design for the replacement.

Let's not slander her like that. Goodin and Keating are much more in line with the establishment that is for sure. Sunderman is a bit more outspoken which typically has not been what the charter committee likes to see. Most of the Charter committee endorsements tend to be those who keep their heads down and out of the news and more or less keep a lower profile in the media.

If you were talking about Matt Bevin you may be painting an accurate picture. you really cant say that about Vance though. Yes, he may be a venture capitalist but the guy grew up as one of them in SE Ohio. He has the credibility with the people there because he is essentially one of them. Much more credibility than a Dem technocratic candidate who has never walked in their shoes. Vance would be very authentic in that regard.

Think about it in the terms that SE Ohio may contribute 10-15% of the whole statewide vote. If the rest of the state tends to break 50/50, or 45/55 then SE Ohio allows the Republicans to run up a large margin and win. You can’t give up on a large bloc if you want to be viable statewide

Your right, what I forgot about earlier in my comment was that pretty much for a dem to win in Ohio, they need to be able to win the SE Ohio area. Ryan (and Sherrod Brown and Strickland) are the only ones who have demonstrated in the last 20 years that they can do this. Acton may be popular now, but given her political inexperience and probably a high unfavorability in the SE Ohio area, she especially will face an uphill climb.

Tim Ryan would certainly be the most likely. honestly, I think if John Cranley ran for Senate he could win but he wants to run for governor. That will be an interesting race as Cranley will essentially run to the right of Dewine on some economic issues (at least if he stays true to how he governed in cincinnati). While I agree with your statement, the only caveat I would offer is that anything can happen in politics and you never know if there is going to be a total implosion of a candidate that opens the door for a no name outsider to win.

The thing about Mandel, if he were a viable candidate beyond where he has already ascended, he would still be an elected official at this point. No matter what he does, his star has crested at State Treasurer and he was not going to ascend higher. He has tried on more than one occasion and lost. That says something, it is time to move on. It is true, there is always hope to catch lightening in a bottle and get lucky, like Sherrod Brown did in 2006 to reinvigorate his career, but those times are rare and, while I think the GOP will keep Portman's seat in 2022, I do not see that same energy in 2022 as you saw in 2006, 2010, 1994. Although, that could quickly change. However, that will not solve his primary issues. I think the race will come down to Vance and Timken, and I am putting my money on Vance.

You seem to forget Bloomberg promising to spend 100 million last year in the presidential race. Tom Steyer is a big giver to super pac's. You are being a bit disingenuous here

Last I checked, there were plenty of Democrat donors that write 7 and 8 figure checks for Dem candidates each election cycle.

I was working downtown at the time. To a certain extent Jake you are right. There was not much going on in the downtown area at the time. From my office, we saw a few tables get flipped by a dozen teenagers on Ftn Square but not much else. Most of the real damage was confined to OTR and much of it was in the Liberty area and and West of Vine. Main street was suffering before the riots but it was not publicized. Remember, we were in the middle of the tech bubble burst at that time and Main Street was the initial corridor of the emerging internet and tech companies. Even before the riots, many of them were being acquired and moved, or were shedding employees in that area that put the emerging bar district at a distinct disadvantage. It really did not have the critical mass to overcome it, plus you had the perception of the riots which hurt it even more. Also, some of those clubs like Bar and Have a Nice Day were concept bars that ran their course. They were national/regional chains and lost their appeal around the same time too. Main Street was going to fall apart regardless of the riots.

Vance will win, he is a better funded and more likable person. Vance will have a ton of Silicon Valley money behind him namely Paypal and Facebook money.

I find this project interesting. On one hand, especially with Ultimate Air coming back, it could lead to some overnight stays (but some of the draw of Ultimate Air is quick in and out and back in a day). In addition, there are some additional businesses that could benefit from a hotel in the area. However, I do not necessarily love the location as a hotel draw because it is not convenient to downtown, not convenient to the recreational traveler, not convenient to the universities and major job centers f the area. At the same time, on a summer day, it was always a cool place to sit out and relax on the patio and have a drink after a round of golf.