[KarlInOhio]

Right now the Ohio House seats are split 12R-4D inccluding one vacant seat for each. With the state losing one seat it would be very, very difficult to jerrymander the districts to 12-3. As it is, the Dems have the 3rd (Columbus), 9th (stretching from Toledo all the way to Cleveland's suburbs), 11th (Cleveland and Akron) and 13th (Akron suburbs and Youngstown). Cincinnati and Dayton districts both have enough suburbs of included to be all Republican. Columbus is too big to divide and conquer, so it is best to concentrate it as a single Dem seat. I don't see how you knock Toledo, Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown to two seats.

Unless some miracle occurs, this redistricting looks like it is to decide which Republican house seat is lost. I hate to be a pessimist, but I don't see how to split the state 12-3 instead of 11-4.

[PermaRag]

You are exactly right, and it will definitely be difficult even to keep an 11-4 advantage in Ohio (and that’s before some liberal black-robed tyrant inevitably strikes down the Republican map). Both Cincinnati-area districts aren’t going to be able to be held indefinitely, and holding the Columbus and Cleveland areas to 1 Democrat apiece is hardly something that can be easily guaranteed for the foreseeable future.

We all know by now that the posted story is a fraud, and I don’t see any way the Ohio RINOs can eliminate Jim Jordan no matter how much they would dearly like to, but the state is going to be a net loss for the good guys no matter what — hopefully the bleeding is minimal.