My mom ran the local office for a Republican congressman in Dayton from 1967-1979, Chuck Whalen. The OH03 was a mostly democratic district but Chuck did well because he put his constituents over his party and once won with 70% of the vote. I ran for the same seat (redistricted into the OH10) in '18 and was told by many older African Am…
My mom ran the local office for a Republican congressman in Dayton from 1967-1979, Chuck Whalen. The OH03 was a mostly democratic district but Chuck did well because he put his constituents over his party and once won with 70% of the vote. I ran for the same seat (redistricted into the OH10) in '18 and was told by many older African Americans who remembered Chuck "he was the last Republican that was good for West Dayton."
It's heartwarming to see public servants with that mindset still exist - we need more of them. Ironically, Chuck decided not to run in 1978 because politics was becoming too toxic and the local Rs were planning to primary him. He retired and immediately became a Democrat.
Here's to Republicans losing more races and waking up to reality instead of fabricating an alternate one. But mostly, here's to New Democrats like Sen Priola - welcome to the party. I got here in 2008 and the numbers are growing.
My mom ran the local office for a Republican congressman in Dayton from 1967-1979, Chuck Whalen. The OH03 was a mostly democratic district but Chuck did well because he put his constituents over his party and once won with 70% of the vote. I ran for the same seat (redistricted into the OH10) in '18 and was told by many older African Americans who remembered Chuck "he was the last Republican that was good for West Dayton."
It's heartwarming to see public servants with that mindset still exist - we need more of them. Ironically, Chuck decided not to run in 1978 because politics was becoming too toxic and the local Rs were planning to primary him. He retired and immediately became a Democrat.
Here's to Republicans losing more races and waking up to reality instead of fabricating an alternate one. But mostly, here's to New Democrats like Sen Priola - welcome to the party. I got here in 2008 and the numbers are growing.