2006 vs. 2026: Is Ohio back in the same political place?

Aug 10, 2026 | News

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In this week’s Ohio Statehouse Scoop, Host Jo Ingles talks to Joan McLean, professor emerita of Politics and Government at Ohio Wesleyan University, about the last time a Democrat was elected governor. It was 2006, and there are similarities between that political climate and the one Ohio is now experiencing. But McLean says there are new differences too. So will factors from the past play a role in the political future of Ohio? Later, Ohio Public Media Statehouse News Bureau Reporter Sarah Donaldson joins Jo to talk about other big political stories. Listen to all of it and more in this week’s Ohio Statehouse Scoop.

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