/tags/democrats Democrats en-US Copyright Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-04-16/analysis-gop-democratic-political-consultants-team-up-to-defeat-issue-3 I thought I had seen it all in almost a half century of covering politics, but I can't say I've ever seen anything quite like what is going on in the… Fri, 16 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-04-16/analysis-gop-democratic-political-consultants-team-up-to-defeat-issue-3 Howard Wilkinson /politics/2021-03-19/analysis-tim-ryan-amy-acton-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-friends-in-possible-senate-race Neither Tim Ryan nor Dr. Amy Acton have said whether they will run in next spring's primary for Ohio's open U.S. Senate seat.But if they do, they have… Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-03-19/analysis-tim-ryan-amy-acton-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-friends-in-possible-senate-race Howard Wilkinson /politics/2020-04-19/politics-chat-can-ohio-avoid-a-wisconsin-style-mess-with-absentee-balloting-in-the-fall Wisconsin's governor tried and failed to stop the in-person voting from taking place Tuesday because of concerns over spreading the COVID-19 virus. The… Sun, 19 Apr 2020 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-04-19/politics-chat-can-ohio-avoid-a-wisconsin-style-mess-with-absentee-balloting-in-the-fall Howard Wilkinson /politics/2020-03-11/commentary-a-shocking-discovery-in-indian-hill-a-whole-lot-of-democrats For someone like me, who has been covering politics in the Cincinnati area for nearly 40 years, I had something that was very much like an out-of-body… Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-03-11/commentary-a-shocking-discovery-in-indian-hill-a-whole-lot-of-democrats Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-11-14/commentary-could-one-of-these-26-politicians-be-the-next-potus No one can accuse Ohio's newly re-elected U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of letting the moss grow under his feet.Less than a week after he won a third term by… Wed, 14 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2018-11-14/commentary-could-one-of-these-26-politicians-be-the-next-potus Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-11-12/monday-politics-chat-its-true-hamilton-county-has-gone-blue WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson spoke with city hall reporter Jay Hanselman this morning about the results of of last Tuesday's election in… Mon, 12 Nov 2018 13:13:01 GMT /politics/2018-11-12/monday-politics-chat-its-true-hamilton-county-has-gone-blue Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-10-22/monday-politics-chat-federal-deficit-becomes-an-issue-in-congressional-races A report last week that the federal deficit had grown to $779 billion - and could grown another $1 trillion over the next 10 years - has become a… Mon, 22 Oct 2018 12:10:25 GMT /politics/2018-10-22/monday-politics-chat-federal-deficit-becomes-an-issue-in-congressional-races Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-10-08/monday-politics-chat-how-will-kavanaugh-confirmation-impact-mid-term-election WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson spoke with News Directory Maryanne Zeleznik this morning about the impact the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation to the… Mon, 08 Oct 2018 12:12:40 GMT /politics/2018-10-08/monday-politics-chat-how-will-kavanaugh-confirmation-impact-mid-term-election Howard Wilkinson /politics/2017-12-10/cordray-will-have-to-earn-frontrunner-status-among-democrats Until recently former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray had been stuck in political limbo for what seemed like an eternity, unable, by federal law, to… Sun, 10 Dec 2017 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2017-12-10/cordray-will-have-to-earn-frontrunner-status-among-democrats Howard Wilkinson /politics/2017-09-11/monday-politics-chat-the-first-democratic-gubernatorial-debate-and-how-the-field-might-grow WVXU politics reporter Howard Wilkinson talked with News Director Maryanne Zeleznik Monday about the debate among the four announced Democratic candidates… Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:11:35 GMT /politics/2017-09-11/monday-politics-chat-the-first-democratic-gubernatorial-debate-and-how-the-field-might-grow Howard Wilkinson