Howard Wilkinson

Analysis: Will Trump's declining popularity hurt Ohio's GOP in 2026? President Trump's approval rating among Ohio voters has plummeted steadily since last fall's election. Ohio GOP leaders are concerned.

Donald Trump is tanking in Ohio. He could drag Ohio GOP candidates down with him next year,,,,,,

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Analysis: Landsman credits Trump on ceasefire; worries about follow-through There already is some compelling evidence that Democratic Rep. Greg Landsman may be right about Trump’s attention span.

Landsman: Does Trump have the attention span to follow-through turning a ceasefire into Gaza into a permanent peace?

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Analysis: Ohio GOP plays the waiting game on redistricting... again One month into a three-month process, statehouse Republicans hold all the cards in drawing new congressional district maps for Ohio.

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Ohio GOP about to pull another fast one on Ohio voters.....

Analysis: Ramaswamy, Acton play the waiting game in Ohio governor's race For one of them, at least, the wait is over.

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Rand Paul believes in due process of the law, JD Vance does not. Vance's attitude toward alleged Venezuelan drug runners is kill 'em first and sort it out later.

Analysis: Vivek Ramaswamy goes silent on past demands to release Epstein files When he was a GOP presidential candidate two years ago, Vivek Ramaswamy often demanded the Jeffrey Epstein files be released. Now, as a Trump-backed candidate for governor, he's gone silent.

When Biden was in the White House, he was demanding the release of the Epstein files nearly every day. Now, complete silence.

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Analysis: The Constitution stands in the way of Trump's plan to end mail-in ballots Ohio's "no excuse" mail-in balloting, used by 1.1 million Ohioans last year, is being threatened by President Trump's plan to end voting by mail,

So where did Trump get the idea of doing away with voting by mail? From his good friend Vladimir Putin, of course, a tyrannical dictator who knows absolutely nothing about free and fair elections.......
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Analysis: Get ready for another redistricting fight in Ohio When the Ohio General Assembly returns after Labor Day, GOP legislators will move forward with a redistricting plan to eliminate two Democratic House seats.

Like Texas, Ohio GOP willing to steal congressional seats for Trump....

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Looks like a Sherrod Brown/Jon Husted showdown on the horizon.......

The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic Seventy percent of Republicans understand that Trump’s tariffs will raise prices. Why is the press acting like they’re a huge success?

Truth

The Media’s Urge to Be “Fair” to Trump Is Killing the Republic newrepublic.com/article/1987... via @newrepublic.com

Everybody Hates Trump Now Six months after Trump bragged about a “historic” realignment, voters from across the political spectrum have soured on the president.

Stick a fork in him. He's done.
Some "king," eh?

Everybody Hates Trump Now newrepublic.com/article/1986... via @newrepublic.com

Analysis: Cincinnati's 2025 Council race and the battle of Hyde Park Seven Cincinnati City Council candidates — all Democrats — will have to defend their approval of a Hyde Park Square development despite neighborhood resistance in this election.

My latest for WVXU.org....
Democrats on Cincinnati Council who voted to approve Hyde Park Square development plan will play defense in council election...
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Mikey, I think you must have misread this “poll”….. if it had said 90% of Americans despise Trump, I could have believed that….

"A church that sees the cross of Jesus as the central event of history can never identify any political order with the reign of God."

-Lesslie Newbigin (Christian missiologist, 1909-1998)

Right. Let me get this straight: Biden administration “added and deleted things” for four years and did nothing with the files.
Ron Johnson is a moron.

Analysis: Should clergy campaign for candidates from the pulpit? Last week, the IRS said it wants to do away with a 71-year-old prohibition barring churches from endorsing political candidates.

Trump has wanted this for the "Christian Nationalist" movement for a long time and now he will get what he wants....
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."

Trump is so profoundly stupid, so completely ignorant…..he can’t possibly understand why Liberia exists. A simple-minded fool.

All the attention span of a fruit fly….

Analysis: Reps. Warren Davidson and Thomas Massie were alike until they weren't Congressman Warren Davidson has switched from an opponent of Trump's "big beautiful bill" to a supporter.

My latest for WVXU......
Davidson caved in to Trump; Massie didn't....
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My Sunday stroll with the Dalai Lama On the 14th Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, WVXU Senior Political Analyst Howard Wilkinson recounts his time with His Holiness in 1994.

On the occasion of the 14th Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, my recollections of an unforgettable day spent with His Holiness....

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This chowderhead clearly has no clue how Medicaid works….

Analysis: Sen. Moreno wants to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. Should he get it? Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio wants his colleagues to nominate Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for the Iran-Israel ceasefire.

Bombing your way to a Nobel Peace Prize is not a winning strategy.....

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Analysis: Landsman says Trump was right to bomb Iran — with some reservations The Ohio Democrat said he doesn’t think the president should be trying to broker peace all by himself.

Landsman, though, questions whether Trump has the "temperament" to lead.......

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Analysis: In first campaign ad, Amy Acton says she 'refuses to look away' from Ohio's struggles For now, Acton is the only player on the field for the Democrats.

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Analysis: Do Ohio Democrats have a shot in 2026 election? Maybe Former state representative Kathleen Clyde was elected Ohio Democratic Party chair this week. Can she turn around decades of GOP rule in Ohio?

After wandering in the wilderness for decades, Ohio Democrats have high hopes for 2026....

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Drake Center closing, but the story of serial killer Donald Harvey will live on UC Health will close Drake Health Center in September. Long before UC Health operated Drake Center, it was the scene of a serial killer's murder spree.

A Tales from the Trail retrospective.....

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Analysis: Landsman says American Jews living daily with threats of antisemitic violence U.S. Rep. Greg Landsman is talking openly about the threats he and his fellow Jews face from antisemitic radicals.

A difficult and potentially dangerous time for many American Jews.....
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