I was wondering when Ohio would release its map. I figured that the Republican to go would be either freshman Bill Johnson or Bob Gibbs, but talk shifted to an Austria-Turner showdown a month or so ago. Judging from some of the articles I’ve read today, Turner has the edge.
Shifting one of the Dem seats to the city of Columbus will save us a lot of anxiety. As it is, both Stivers and Tiberi’s seats aren’t anywhere near safe, and both could fall in a bad GOP year.
The Campaign Spot adds that Chabot, Latourette, and Renacci all get stronger districts. I wonder if they’ve shorn up Johnson. It was supposed to be a safe seat for then-Rep. Ted Strickland, so it can’t be left as it is.
Stivers is my rep. Glad to see him get a safe district, but I truly despise the thought of a Mary Jo Kilroy return to the House. Even worse would be Coleman.
Tiberi’s seat is getting safer as we speak.
The more Licking County grows (and it just grew by 2 more GOP voters in me and the wifey), the redder it gets. Same goes for Knox.