Ohio looked like a red state a year ago. Heading into the presidential debate, it's clearly a toss-u

[RandySF]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A year ago, Ohio was Republican President Donald Trump’s state to lose.

Trump, who won the state in 2016 by 8 percentage points, typically led the polls. His frequent visits to the state, including massive rallies of supporters, only added to the aura of Trump’s seeming invulnerability here. Following Republican dominance in the 2018 midterm elections, national analysts and even Priorities USA – the largest Democrat affiliated super PAC in the country – deemed the Buckeye State an afterthought.

But heading into the first presidential debate Tuesday night in Cleveland, that is not the case. Even by the most conservative estimations, Ohio has reclaimed its toss-up status.

Both parties and campaigns will undoubtedly point to the plethora of reasons why their side is clearly the favorite. Republicans, particularly, have been hesitant to publicly entertain the idea that former Vice President Joe Biden might win just four years after Trump dominated Democratic former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

All the data, however, points to Ohio coming down to the wire.




https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/09/ohio-looked-like-a-red-state-a-year-ago-heading-into-the-presidential-debate-its-clearly-a-toss-up.html

[Drunken Irishman]

1. Ohio is doing the exact opposite of what it did in 2016...

In 2016, Hillary did well there early - or at least, was polling well - throughout 2015 and 2016. However, by late summer, early fall, it started trending toward Trump and he ran away with it.

She kinda pulled back on the state in October.

I am anxious to see how October goes for Biden there.