Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes

 Purple Ohio? Parties in the former bellwether state take lessons from 2023 abortion, marijuana votes

Ohio’s political pendulum swung left last year as voters in the one-time bellwether state overwhelmingly supported enshrining abortion rights in the state constitution and voted to legalize recreational marijuana

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For more than half a century, Ohio was one of the most important states to watch during presidential election years, a place where both parties competed vigorously for support from …