Every single statewide elected official is Republican.
The Ohio House & Ohio Senate both have Republican supermajorities.
All but one of our state supreme court justices is Republican.
Our governor is Republican.
I won't say all these folks are reliable conservatives. Many are not.
But to say Ohio is "fully under liberal thrall" demonstrates you don't know what you're talking about.
I said “liberal”, not “Democrat”. Establishment Republicans are liberal. The state went for Obama twice.