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Two Ohio congressional seats. Two settled outcomes. And two Republican candidates carrying controversies that are hard to ignore. On this episode of Purple Political Breakdown Ohio Edition, host Radell Lewis breaks down the 2026 races in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, Republican incumbent David Taylor against Democrat Jen Mazzuckelli, and Ohio's 3rd Congressional District, longtime Democrat Joyce Beatty against Republican Cleophus Dulaney.
Radell digs into the documented swastika flag controversy tied to Taylor's office, the January 6 arrest of Dulaney whose prosecution ended after President Trump's order to drop those cases, and what each candidate actually stands for, from farming, energy, and the border to affordability, healthcare, the minimum wage, and union rights. He also makes the case for why Jen Mazzuckelli needs a real platform and real support, and why a safe seat still deserves an honest look.
Plus a full Statehouse Watch: the photo voter ID constitutional amendment and the fight over what it leaves out for mail-in and absentee ballots, the Cologix data center tax break and Ohio's growing AI and energy debate, the Ohio Supreme Court gun rights ruling involving a domestic violence conviction, a Justice Department fraud crackdown in Ohio, and a free speech flap over a charged blogger. County of the Week is Athens County, newly drawn into the 2nd District. And Research on a Dime takes on Ohio's federal waiver that could close or privatize low-performing public schools.
Political solutions without political bias. A better Ohio, because we want a better America.
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