What Is Going On With Ohio Senate Race?

[SoCalDavidS]

Ryan is down 8% with 75% reporting.

[mobeau69]

1. Stupid people.

[RockRaven]

3. Also assholes.

[herding cats]

2. He was projected to lose by 10%.

He's holding is own pretty well.

[LisaL]

4. Red state.

Hard to win statewide elections.

[Polybius]

5. Ohio got quite Red over the past 10 years

Very similar to Florida.

[SergeStorms]

10. Good job of spreading propaganda....

to the not-so-bright people in Ohio. Republicans have no answers for them, no plan to make their lives better, but they've convinced them that it's all Democrats fault.

Go ahead, Ohio. Slit your own wrists. You used to be a true blue state, but your turn to the right is going to make sure you end up like West Virginia. Another blood sucking red state.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

6. OH is too red a state in a year like this.

JD Vance is an odious shapeshifter and opportunist, but such are the people we get as leaders.

[SoCalDavidS]

7. Shit

[Fullduplexxx]

8. Ohio has become very red

[Ninga]

9. Not one high profile surrogate stumped for Ryan.

The bigs just flew over Ohio and went to PA and Michigan - but not one stop in Ohio.

[LisaL]

11. I don't think Ryan wanted them to.

He run like a Republican, really.

[betsuni]

12. He didn't want them to, says "both parties have sold out to the corporate interests ... ."

Running against the Democratic Party, approves of Trump policies.

[PatSeg]

17. Yeah, he may have rubbed too many

people the wrong way. It is a shame, as his message should have resonated with Ohio voters.

[SergeStorms]

13. I don't understand that either.

They could (and should) have done better for Ryan.

[strongermessage]

14. I'm a PA transplant into OH.

I supported Ryan financially and voted for him today. But his campaign ads appeared to be designed to distance him from the party.

[LisaL]

15. Yep. He run like he was a Republican.

NT

[PatSeg]

20. Yes, that seemed to be his strategy

Appears it may have backfired on him. I know it turned me off, but figured he was doing it to win Ohioan votes in a state not too friendly to Democrats.

[kwolf68]

16. Vance won

Eom

[bdamomma]

19. oh god

no.

[PatSeg]

21. Whoa!

That really sucks.

[Recursion]

18. He outperformed Biden in rural areas and underperformed in suburban/urban areas

At least that's what it looks like so far. I don't think there are the votes for him to catch up, unfortunately.

[LisaL]

23. Probably because he run like a Republican.

NT

[ibegurpard]

22. Running against the Democratic Party

Does not exactly generate enthusiasm in those you need to turn out. Republicans are going to vote Republican.

[LisaL]

24. Yep, they will vote for a real thing, no matter how repulsive that thing is.

it's hard for a Democrat to win a red state, but running like a Republican didn't work. Because Republicans will vote for a real thing.