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2026 midterms editorial illustration featuring Donald Trump, rising gas and grocery prices, healthcare premiums, the Iran war, and Democratic election gains.

Opinion Politics

He Promised Cheap Gas and No New Wars. Voters Sent the Bill.

Donald Trump has spent two years telling Americans that what they see at the pump and the register isn’t real. On Tuesday, they answered him. Democrats took all of Congress in the 2026 midterms. The AP called the House for them early Wednesday, and called the Senate late Tuesday. Republicans took the Senate with a…

ByChristina Holbrook1 day ago0Comments

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Amy Acton set to become Ohio’s first elected female governor, AP projects

Democrat Amy Acton has defeated Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio governor race, according to Associated Press projections following the November 3 general election. The victory marks the first time since 2006 that Ohio voters have elected a Democratic governor. Acton will also become the first woman elected to the state’s highest executive office. Ohio…

ByNina OliverioNovember 4, 20260Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy pictured in front of the Ohio state flag during the 2026 Ohio governor race.

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Ohio Conservatives’ Long Wait for Bold Governance Is Finally Over

Opinion | By Marcell Strbich Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.) | Former Candidate for Ohio Secretary of State. This piece discusses key issues and developments in Ohio's governor race. Throughout Vivek Ramaswamy’s historic two-year campaign for governor, one question has hung over Ohio’s political landscape: Will our system of musical-chair, status-quo politics keep rewarding career politicians, or will…

ByMarcell StrbichNovember 1, 20260Comments

AI-generated editorial illustration of Nick Fuentes, leader of the Groyper movement, alongside an Ohio ballot box and voting imagery during the 2026 governor's race.

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Nick Fuentes Backs Acton to Stop a Cincinnati-Born Republican

The Groyper Movement's Leader Wants Ohio Republicans to Elect Amy Acton Nick Fuentes calls it a protest vote, and his own words say what he's protesting On Oct. 8, two days after early voting opened, the Groyper movement's leader posted to his roughly 1.3 million followers on X: "Early voting has begun in Ohio. VOTE…

ByAdam KoehlerOctober 19, 20260Comments

Ohio early voting underway as voters line up outside a suburban polling location to cast their ballots in the 2026 election.

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Ohio Early Voting: Hamilton Leans Democratic, Its Suburbs Republican

Butler, Warren, and Clermont counties had returned 35,508 early ballots through Oct. 15, more than Hamilton County's roughly 32,350. Republican-affiliated voters lead in the suburbs, and Democratic-affiliated voters lead in Hamilton. Statewide, Ohio early voting still leans Democratic, but that lead narrowed this week as mail ballots arrived. The Cincinnati Exchange pulled the Secretary of…

ByCincinnati ExchangeOctober 17, 20260Comments

Ohio voting booths with the state flag and a graphic showing how Ohio polls underestimated Republican candidates by an average of 5 percentage points since 2014.

Politics

Are Polls Fake? Ohio Polls Have Lowballed the GOP for a Decade

By the Exchange's count, Ohio polls have underestimated Republicans by an average of 5 points since 2014. This fall, those polls show Democrat Sherrod Brown leading Republican Sen. Jon Husted by about 3 points. So are Ohio polls fake, or just wrong in the same direction, year after year? The honest answer is the second…

ByAdam KoehlerOctober 12, 20260Comments

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Ohio lawmakers set Sept. 30 vote on 90-day gas tax holiday

Ohio lawmakers will return to Columbus Sept. 30 to consider a 90-day suspension of the state’s gasoline and diesel taxes as fuel prices remain elevated. The proposed gas tax holiday would temporarily eliminate Ohio’s 38.5-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax and 47-cent-per-gallon diesel tax. The measure comes just weeks before the Nov. 3 election and after both major-party…

ByNina OliverioSeptember 26, 20260Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy and a woman standing in front of an Ohio Elections banner.

Politics

Inside the tight Ohio governor’s race between Ramaswamy and Acton

With only a few weeks before the elections, the tight race between the gubernatorial candidates is noticeable. A question for thought: What drives the competitiveness of the race at this stage? Based on the publicly listed polls in 2026, Republican and Cincinnati-native candidate Vivek Ramasway has led in several earlier surveys including: Echelon Insights:…

ByNina OliverioSeptember 22, 20260Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy graphic featuring the word "OHIO", an American flag backdrop, and wealth symbols [s

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Forbes: Ramaswamy could become second-wealthiest governor if he wins Ohio

Republican Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy could become one of the wealthiest elected officials in the country if he wins the November election. Forbes estimated Ramaswamy’s net worth at $2.3 billion in a Sept. 20 report. The estimate would put him behind President Donald Trump and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker among the nation’s wealthiest elected…

ByNina OliverioSeptember 21, 20260Comments

Vivek Ramaswamy smiling and interacting with children in a classroom setting.

News Politics

What Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is promising Greater Cincinnati voters

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is centering its Ohio governor bid on lower taxes, reduced government spending, cheaper energy and education changes. The Cincinnati native is also promising property-tax relief, stricter public-safety policies and changes to Medicaid as he campaigns for governor. Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, has made affordability a central theme of his…

ByNina OliverioSeptember 18, 20260Comments

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He Promised Cheap Gas and No New Wars. Voters Sent the Bill.

Amy Acton set to become Ohio’s first elected female governor, AP projects

Ohio Conservatives’ Long Wait for Bold Governance Is Finally Over

Nick Fuentes Backs Acton to Stop a Cincinnati-Born Republican

Ohio Early Voting: Hamilton Leans Democratic, Its Suburbs Republican

Are Polls Fake? Ohio Polls Have Lowballed the GOP for a Decade

Ohio lawmakers set Sept. 30 vote on 90-day gas tax holiday

Inside the tight Ohio governor’s race between Ramaswamy and Acton

Forbes: Ramaswamy could become second-wealthiest governor if he wins Ohio

What Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign is promising Greater Cincinnati voters

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