A new poll has gubernatorial hopefuls Republican Mike DeWine and Democrat Rich Cordray running neck-and-neck with just a month before the election. Analysts are saying they’re seeing numbers that go against the theory of a so-called “Blue Wave.”
The poll from Baldwin Wallace University has Cordray trailing DeWine by a few percentage points, within the margin of error.
When it comes to the political makeup of the state, Baldwin Wallace professor Thomas Sutton says urban county populations are slowing down in growth with surrounding suburban counties becoming more reliably Republican.
“And of course the rural areas where you still have population flatlines, some decline but in bulk, together, they represent what’s becoming the growing sector, politically, in Ohio,” Sutton said.
Sutton says where Democrats could still see a boost is with younger voters, if they turn out to vote, which historically, they haven’t.