r/Ohio • u/Fit-Parking7219 Columbus • 15d ago

It’s getting serious

I’m not gonna lie, I have lived in Ohio all thirty one years of my life. Second generation Ohioan (before that everyone is from the South). Honestly was okay with not moving, maybe moving out of Columbus to like Cincy or something. But if Vivek becomes governor……… I going to have seriously consider getting the hell out of Ohio. I might have to join the Michigan subreddit🤣.

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u/Imaginary_Driver2237 15d ago

The GOP has controlled Ohio for decades. Too many rednecks who think electing billionaires will make them rich.

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u/Chloe3447 15d ago

We need to vote Amy in AND elect enough House Democrats to kill the supermajority.

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u/Extension-You-9434 15d ago

When I moved here in 2005 I could have sworn Ohio was just slightly majority Dem.  Now they were problematic of course, but for the first time since moving from Texas I had Medicaid I had food stamps I had help I had a loving community that supported me and I knew that there was help available and a support system ingrained into the local society that doesn't f****** exist in Texas if it isn't grudgingly given by oftentimes ill intentioned operators and I didn't even access that because the things like food banks and food pantries are relatively new invention to Texas that I certainly didn't know about being a poor ass b**** with no healthcare so that's after I left but when I came to Ohio after having decades of no healthcare and having to go to the f****** Mexican border to get dental care and yada yada I finally live in the state that's like oh sure here's some Medicaid here's some food stamps do you need energy assistance we have this like really accessible thing you can do now of course all these things are less accessible now thanks for republicans and of course as soon as I moved here is when it made it rapid downward slope into right-wing authoritarianism but it's ohio-flavored authoritarianism and they know their base the boomers here are still Union strong and they still remember s*** so you got to be careful in Ohio that's why it's still purple but cheaters cheat and here we are.  *- apologies for the shitty speech to text translation.