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Democratic PAC No Longer Sees Ohio as a Battleground

March 6, 2019 at 11:45 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“One of the most prominent Democratic super PACs in the country does not have Ohio high on its list of targets for the 2020 presidential election, further eroding the state’s status as a presidential battleground,” the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.

“A report from Priorities USA… significantly downgrades Ohio’s targetability, listing it as a ‘GOP Watch’ state along with Texas and Iowa.”

“That’s below other more traditional swing states like Florida, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, but also historically red states like Arizona and Georgia.”

That fits the current consensus shown on our interactive Electoral Vote Map.

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