by Jim Heath | Oct 11, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Headlines
The 2018 primary season witnessed a drastic decline of white men running for office in congressional and state races, as more women and minorities have joined the political arena. There has been a 13 percent drop in white, male Congressional candidates since 2012, and...
by Jim Heath | Oct 10, 2018 | 2018, Ads, Analysis, Headlines
Watching television or listening to the radio in Ohio come October of every election year is like a non-stop smorgasbord of campaign ads. As I wrote in my book Front Row Seat at the Circus: Two things are a certainty during the fall of every presidential election year...
by Jim Heath | Oct 9, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Headlines
The Republican House majority continues to collapse, with Democrats steadily gaining ground toward erasing the 23-seat margin and ending eight years of GOP control. According to an extensive Politico analysis, a total of 68 seats currently held by Republicans are...
by Jim Heath | Sep 21, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Commentary, Headlines
The two major candidates for Governor of Ohio, a powerhouse battleground state that has sent eight men to the White House, spent an hour debating each other Wednesday night in Dayton. Amazingly, neither Richard Cordray, the Democratic nominee, or Mike DeWine, the...
by Jim Heath | Aug 31, 2018 | Analysis, Headlines, Mueller Investigation, Trump
President Trump has denied having any business ties to Russia, and his dream of building a Trump Tower Moscow never materialized. But his links to Russian oligarchs and mobsters from the former Soviet Union have been documented: Millions of dollars from the former...
