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#CLE fan. Lifelong Ohioan. Politics reporter. UFO believer. Lowkey exerciser. Slow runner. Daddy x2. “Total soy boy." Average man. andrew@signalohio.org Signal:andrewjtobias.77 signalohio.org/statesignals

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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The drop comes as President Donald Trump has made unfounded claims that voting by mail is rife with fraud while also trying to exert federal control of the process. In-person early voting meanwhile was up in all 56 counties where data is available. signalohio.org/2026-ohio-ma...
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Election 2026: Ohio Ohio mail-in ballot requests plummet plummet
The drop, a continuation of a years-long trend, comes as President Donald Trump has tried to exert federal control of mail voting.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hello from easily the most Republican place in Upper Arlington. Members of the GOP slate were here for a door launch event ahead of the start of early voting on Tuesday.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good morning from the Ohio House Finance Committee, which is holding a hearing on the Republican gas tax holiday bill. Among those in the audience here today are folks with Conserve Ohio, the citizen's committee trying to get a data center ban on the 2027 ballot.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pro-Issue 3 Mailers are hitting Ohio mailboxes this week. The disclaimer says they are funded by America PAC. Elon Musk founded America PAC in 2024 to support Donald Trump's presidential campaign, and it's spending in competitive U.S. Senate races this year, including Ohio.
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David Niven @nivenpolitics.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We've actually read the footnotes -- and @andrewjtobias.bsky.social and I will be breaking down the claims in Ohio Governor and U.S. Senate campaign ads. Listen in at noon today on WVXU www.wvxu.org/show/cincinn...
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Fact checking political attack ads
We break down the claims in Ohio’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 26/09/2026
Data centers were supposed to be a political win for Republicans. Instead, they could cost Republicans a state Trump won by 11 points. @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @andrewjtobias.bsky.social explain why Sen. Jon Husted is struggling in Ohio.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Republican lawmakers said Wednesday they will take up gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s gas-tax holiday proposal next week. Democrats would need to cooperate for the measure to take effect before the election.
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Ohio lawmakers consider cutting gas tax amid rising diesel prices
GOP lawmakers plan to take up gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s gas-tax holiday proposal. Democrats would need to cooperate.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I’m in Westerville today for a Sherrod Brown campaign event. The campaign signs have a slogan I haven’t seen yet: “Workers before billionaires.”
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Happy Saturday - I’m in Hilliard for an event formally kicking off the Yes on Issue 3 campaign.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Amy Acton is holding a press event / roundtable discussion on the topic of corruption at a coffee shop in Columbus. She’s here with Tiffany Muller with End Citizens United.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Amy Acton backs Issue 3, the voter ID amendment, breaking with Ohio Democrats signalohio.org/amy-acton-ba...
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Amy Acton backs Issue 3, the voter ID amendment, breaking with Ohio Democrats
Acton's support for Issue 3 puts her in the same camp as Vivek Ramaswamy, her Republican opponent in the November election.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
In this week's State Signals newsletter: - Ohio had no candidate debates in 2024. Might that change? - Jon Husted pitches self as "firewall" against Trump's impeachment - Ohio Dems publicize low-profile race that could have big consequences AND MORE signalohio.org/ohio-governo...
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Vivek Ramaswamy, Sherrod Brown say they'd like to debate their opponents. Will they?
Vivek Ramaswamy says he's ready to debate Amy Acton, and Sherrod Brown says he hopes to face Jon Husted. But no Ohio campaign has agreed to a debate yet.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy handling a piglet? Vivek Ramaswamy handling a piglet.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Connie Schultz introduces her husband, Sherrod Brown in Columbus. 2024 was a gut punch, but Brown still pushed to expand Social Security for public workers, she said. “He often says that was his last big vote. But actually it's not. Because come November, he’ll be back.”
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I’m at the Ohio Statehouse this morning to cover a meeting the Ohio Ballot Board. Here is the proposed ballot language and description of Issue 3, the voter ID amendment Republican lawmakers placed on the November ballot.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Rep. Marcy Kaptur was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck while she was headed to church this morning. She is being treated for non life-threatening injuries, according to her congressional office. Full statement here:
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I'm at the Columbus Convention Center, and the Ohio Democratic Party is holding their annual state dinner. The theme is "Ohio on the Rise."
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Amy Acton's campaign held a call yesterday with members of the LGBTQ community after Acton was criticized for her comments on Ohio's transgender athletics ban. The call didn't go well, according to Arienne Childrey, vice-president of the ODP Pride Caucus.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Elizabeth Maier said she decided to end her campaign after a conversation with one of her kids. She is the second Republican to end their campaign for a competitive suburban Ohio House district this month. signalohio.org/elizabeth-ma...
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Republican Elizabeth Maier abrubtly exits from Ohio House race
Elizabeth Maier said she left her campaign after a conversation with one of her kids. She's the second Republican leave an Ohio House race.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Republican Elizabeth Maier has ended her campaign challenging Democratic Rep. Rachel Baker for the 27th Ohio house District in the Cincinnati area. A press release posted to her website says she's doing so to spend more time with her children.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This week's State Signals newsletter is a great example of the varied and in-depth reporting my colleagues and I do. These stories include:
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Update to this: Amy Acton has added a "standing up for Ohio's LGBT community" section to the platform section of her campaign website. thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/07/16/a...
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Amy Acton adds LGBTQ+ equality language to campaign platform following anti-transgender controversy
‘All Ohioans deserve to be treated fairly and equally under the law. As governor, I am committed to standing up against discrimination and ensuring that every Ohioan’
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur and Governor candidate Amy Acton are facing criticism from within their own party for their recent stances on transgender issues. The moves come as there signs more broadly that Democrats are recalibrating on the issue. signalohio.org/top-ohio-dem...
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Top Ohio Democrats retreat on transgender issues before election - Signal Ohio
Amy Acton and U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur have both pulled back on transgender issues ahead of November, and some Democratic activists call it abandonment.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Allies of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative are launching a social media ad campaign portraying the FBI investigation as an attempt at voter suppression that they say will backfire on Republicans this fall.
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Ohio progressive group turns FBI raid into voter mobilization pitch - Signal Ohio
Ohio Organizing Collaborative allies are launching ads casting the FBI probe as voter suppression that will backfire against Republicans.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The Cook Political Report has re-rated Ohio's governor's race as a toss-up. "Ohio will test whether limitless spending can buy a governor’s race even if the candidate has obvious flaws." www.cookpolitical.com/governor/rac...
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OH Governor 2026 | Cook Political Report
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Check your produce: Ohio parasite outbreak brings risk of ‘explosive’ diarrhea (The scare quote is doing a lot of work in this headline) www.cleveland.com/news/2026/07...
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Explosive diarrhea illness spreads in Ohio: 177 cases
Health officials say 28 people have been hospitalized with the intestinal illness linked to contaminated produce. No common source has been identified yet.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
From today's State Signals newsletter: - Ohio's Obamacare enrollment rate sees biggest drop in U.S. - DeWine signs anti-fraud Medicaid bill - A look at a possible sleeper congressional race in Ohio - Sherrod Brown breaks with labor on data centers signalohio.org/ohio-sees-la...
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Ohio sees largest Obamacare enrollment rate decline in country as subsidies expire - Signal Ohio
Ohio saw a 32.4% drop in enrollment after subsidies for health insurance ended - nearly three times the national average.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Ohio Democrats Progressive Caucus is unhappy with Amy Acton over a statement she recently gave to the Toledo Blade saying she does not support "boys playing in girls sports," and calling the issue settled law in Ohio. The group says that statement will cost her votes and volunteers.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Brian Poindexter has blue-collar cred, Bernie Sanders' endorsement, and Working Families Party backing. His attempt to compete in this Trump +11 district offers a test of how populist progressivism plays in Trump territory. signalohio.org/why-democrat...
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Can Democrats flip Max Miller's Ohio congressional district?
Democrats see a chance to win Ohio's 7th Congressional District, where ironworker Brian Poindexter is challenging Republican Rep. Max Miller.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Targeting data centers puts Brown, a longtime labor ally, at odds with the building trades unions that want the construction jobs – some of which have already lined up behind Husted. signalohio.org/hes-trying-t...
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Sherrod Brown attacks Husted over Ohio data centers - Signal Ohio
Targeting data centers puts Brown, a longtime labor ally, at odds with the building trades unions that want the construction jobs – some of which have already lined up behind Husted.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to count if they arrive within five days after Election Day. Ohio Republicans recently eliminated Ohio's similar grace period, in part reasoning it would avoid chaos if SCOTUS struck the law down.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Inbox: Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly is headlining the Ohio Democratic Party's annual fundraising dinner this summer. The Ohio on the Rise event is on Aug. 1.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Advocates for the Haitian community in Springfield are holding a virtual press conference in response to the new SCOTUS ruling allowing the Trump administration end temporary protective status for Haitians. Springfield pastor Carl Ruby calls the ruling a "worst case scenario."
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Ohio's bipartisan election officials have written Gov. Mike DeWine thanking him vetoing HB 472 last night. "Your veto ... protects Ohio voters while preserving the integrity, efficiency, and reliability of the election system that has earned Ohio national recognition," they say.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Gov. Mike DeWine issued two major vetoes late Wednesday night. Read more about his veto of a fast-tracked Republican law requiring photo ID for mail voting here: signalohio.org/gov-mike-dew...
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DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio - Signal Ohio
In a written statement, DeWine said the bill posed a burden to Ohio voters without any real benefit.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The National Republican Senatorial Committee has a new question after last night's election results in New York. 'Socialism is Taking Over the Democrat Party. Does Sherrod Brown welcome it?"
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
At the Ohio Statehouse, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative is holding a rally urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a recently passed bill that adds photo ID requirements for mail voting.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Hello from the Thornville area. I’m here for a Sherrod Brown campaign stop. He’s going to meet with local farmers who are “hurting under Jon Husted.”
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Brian Poindexter's campaign has released an internal poll showing him trailing Rep. Max Milller 44% to 43%. Democrats are increasingly focusing on the race, even though Donald Trump won the district by 11 points, because of Miller's personal baggage. static.politico.com/93/5d/bd199c...
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Rep. Shontel Brown and the rest of Ohio's Democratic congressional delegation wrote a letter to the FBI earlier this month demanding information about the investigation that led to the raid of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative. That letter gave a June 22 deadline for any response.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The Atlantic reported late last week on an event featuring Ohio Democratic Party Chair Kathleen Clyde that got "a little rowdy" once the Summer Shandy started flowing. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Democratic AG candidate John Kulewicz has released an internal poll showing a close race against Republican Keith Faber.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
More than a year before the FBI search on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, federal agents asked Cuyahoga County elections officials about voter registrations submitted by canvassers working for a firm owned by one of the progressive group’s founders. signalohio.org/fbi-question...
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Federal agents asked Ohio elections officials about OOC-linked firm a year before raid - Signal Ohio
Black Fork Strategies, owned by an Ohio Organizing Collaborative founder and a major vendor of an OOC affiliate, drew complaints from county elections boards over voter registration forms in 2023 and ...
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Gov. Mike DeWine is holding a press conference this morning. He opens: “Today, I want to talk about capital punishment.”
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Wondering about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative today? Here's more about who they are and what they do. signalohio.org/ohio-organiz...
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What to know about the Ohio Organizing Collaborative after FBI searches - Signal Ohio
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative is a key part of the state’s progressive political infrastructure, playing leading roles in voter registration drives and ballot issue campaigns.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The FBI raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative -- a key organization in the state's progressive political infrastructure -- yesterday, per MS Now. www.ms.now/news/ohio-pr...
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FBI raids Ohio voting rights organization
“Just straight up intimidation tactics”: Sources tell MS NOW agents also fanned across the state, showing up at staff members’ homes.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
President Donald Trump endorses Ohio Republicans’ voter id constitutional amendment. GOP legislative leaders are trying to pass it before they break for summer recess later this month.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The DNC's 2024 autopsy makes multiple references to Sherrod Brown's 2024 campaign. It highlights how he distanced himself from national Dems by focusing on local issues. "It wasn't enough to win, but he outperformed Harris ... and probably could have won in a different cycle."
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Hello from a hotel conference room in downtown Columbus, where Vivek Ramaswamy and other Republican dignitaries (absent Gov. Mike DeWine, AFAIK) will hold a press conference about Medicaid fraud. Show's supposed to start at 1030.
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Andrew Tobias @andrewjtobias.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Vivek Ramaswamy is on the "The Politicians Who Could Make a Quick Leap" tier, alongside Iowa state Auditor Rob Sand and Byron Daniels of Florida, in this NYT roundup of potential 2028 presidential candidates. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Who Might Run for President in 2028?
The collection of names is admittedly speculative, and it’s likely to grow.
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