MEGA THREAD - 2023 Ohio Special Election

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MEGA THREAD - 2023 Ohio Special Election - Lemmy.world

Ohioans vote Tuesday on a measure that would make it harder to pass future changes to the state constitution. Ideastream’s Karen Kasler explains the possible implications for abortion access in Ohio. — Sources: NPR: A look ahead at the Ohio special election [https://www.npr.org/2023/08/07/1192557953/a-look-ahead-at-the-ohio-special-election] —

OK, these numbers are looking remarkably good. Definitely exceeding predictions that already had the measure being soundly defeated.

So I have to wonder… How far off are the polls nationally? We know the Republican party is shrinking, and we know that polls are getting harder to do because people under 50 tend not to answer cellphone calls from numbers they don’t know.

Is it possible that next year will actually be a landslide for both Biden and Democrats in the House and Senate? I don’t want to get too hopeful, but Ohio’s kind of a bellwether, and this… This looks good. This looks very good.

Every year, 4 million people are newly eligible to vote as they turn 18, while 2.5 million people over the age of 65 lose their ability to vote due to death.