Politically Speaking

Gerrymandering is the easy answer, but it's not that simple.

Many people have tried to hang a label on Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. His Republican opponent, J.D. Vance, calls Ryan a "Trump Democrat." The truth is, Ryan is very hard to pigeonhole.

Many Ohio Democrats are still learning about the two gubernatorial candidates on the May 3 primary ballot. They're finding that there are many similarities on issues, and more of a contrast in style.

Gov. Mike DeWine has told the Ohio Debate Commission he won't be part of a March 29 debate between GOP gubernatorial candidates. A smart move, or is he running scared?

The five Republicans on the Ohio Redistricting Commission have produced a congressional map that, like the first one, probably won't stand up to judicial scrutiny.

So, what have the five Republicans of the Ohio Redistricting Commission been doing since the Ohio Supreme Court told them last week that their latest version of state legislative district maps were unconstitutional and they had seven days to fix it? Not much. Nothing in fact, except twiddling their thumbs and watching the sand drain out of the hourglass.

With most of the candidates tripping over themselves to curry favor with former president Trump, Ohio's GOP Senate primary has turned ugly and costly.

State Sen. Matt Dolan, a Republican from the Cleveland suburb of Chagrin Falls, has other things he wants to talk about than the nation's 45th president.

Seems like the Republican majority in the Ohio House trying to pull off an elaborate bait-and-switch game.

A feisty and proud president came to Cincinnati Wednesday to mark the six-month anniversary of his taking office with a frank talk on a myriad of difficult issues that face him.