Kyle Kondik along with Howard Wilkinson and Mark Heyne will talk about Ohio's importance in presidential elections at the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County's downtown branch on Monday, September 19 at 7pm. Admission is free.
Ohio has been deemed the bellwether state when it comes to presidential politics, and for good reason.
Since the 19th century, John F. Kennedy and Franklin D. Roosevelt have been the only Democrats to lose Ohio yet win the presidency. And no Republican has ever lost the state and gone on to win the White House.
In his new book, ?t,? Director of Communications and Managing Editor explains why the state proves pivotal in presidential elections. Kyle Kondik joins us, along with Chief , and WVXU political reporter , to discuss "The Bellwether" and the role Ohio will play in this year's presidential race.
