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[-] macisr@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I am from another country. I have to say that in your movies and shows they have always painted Ohio as being a backwards state. I guess that this goes to show that everything changes. Now Ohio seems to be more civilized than a lot of other states that were the "modern" standard. I love change, it's so refreshing to see new generations at last making a change statewide.

[-] Captain_Patchy@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Ohio as being a backwards state.

The People that LIVE in Ohio are not nearly as backwards as the gerrymandered elections elect representatives from.

Clearly, this result is absolute proof that the gerrymandering of Ohio is ABSOLUTELY NOT properly representing the WILL of actual Ohio Voters .

[-] prole@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Well, nearly half are. You still need a shit load of people to vote Republican, just simply declaring "it's gerrymandered" isn't enough. They still need the votes, and they get a lot in Ohio.

[-] PRUSSIA_x86@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Ohio has more complex political environment than a lot of states. It sits on the border of a number of major geographic features, and host a relatively large, diverse population. It's swung hard right over the past decade as the Republicans embraced populism, but has always been more left-leaning than many of its neighbors. This state is a political and cultural circus, but I wouldn't have it any other way (well, a bit bluer would be nice).

[-] Kyrinar@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It also features both some well populated cities (which trend left), but also a large rural population (which trends right). Between that and the gerrymandering, makes sense it's often a bit "confused".

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

The government of Ohio is backwards, every Ohioan ive met has been fucking great.

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago

Ohio native here. You can't have met many Ohioans.

[-] roboticide@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Michigan native here. Give us back Toledo you fucks.

[-] bmsok@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Okay, politics aside this comment is hilarious

[-] kmaismith@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

As an Ohioan who has been stranded in Toledo, you can have it. The place looks and acts more like Detroit than Columbus anyways

Sez the state who stole the UP from Wisconsin!

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Cause I haven't im from California. But those I meet while on road trips or playing online have been decently chill if not mildly insane.

[-] MagicShel@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

There's probably some selection bias going on there. I used to work on the Michigan side of the Toledo border. It's not like night and day when you cross the border, but there are a lot of backwards assholes there. I thought I was going to move there but nah, I just commuted 200 miles a day to live far away.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Is that why Ohio has more astronauts per capita?

Yep, The Flight Stuff.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

are you floyd from 30 rock?

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Not quite. It's just that abortion is such a powerful issue that it activates the left to actually get out and vote. Any time it has been on a ballot, it wins, and democrats tend to win other positions on that same ballot.

[-] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

It's also not a coincidence that recreational marijuana passed with nearly identical support. I think Issue 2 helped bring out another demographic that was already likely to support abortion access.

[-] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

We'll likely see similar tactics in 2024. Especially as Biden is looking more and more like a weak candidate and that the DNC should have ran a proper primary...

[-] stella@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

You may be confusing Ohio with Utah.

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