What Went Down During Ohio’s And Indiana’s Primary Elections

Geoffrey Skelley

Yeah, Portman clearly didn’t have a good read on the race considering what he said earlier today:

Sen. Portman: "turnout is so low in early voting & in absentee voting that I think it's an indicator of low turnout in the election itself … I expect a low turnout which could help those who have the ground game and the one who has the best ground game is actually Jane Timken."
— Dylan Wells (@dylanewells) May 3, 2022

Sarah Frostenson

9:37 pm

That wasn’t unexpected, Jacob, given recent polls in the race. But boy, what a change in fortune for Timken. And what a disappointment for Portman, who had endorsed her!

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

9:37 pm

Totally, Monica — Democrats really haven’t done much to shore up abortion rights in the states they control, at least not until recently. Contrast that with the impressive success Republicans have had on the anti-abortion front over the past decade. I would understand if Democratic voters felt a bit cynical about their party’s ability to make headway on this issue. And as you note, we just don’t know what a post-Roe reality will look like, which makes it hard to predict how people will respond.

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