The Map Flap Causes Trouble

After months of buildup, Ohio’s primary in May was supposed to usher in a busier phase of the political season, when voters would begin lining up behind party winners in fall races for control of Congress, governor’s seats and key elections offices across the United States. Instead, the campaign season in Ohio has drifted into something close to a state of suspended animation. Much of the hold up is because of the continuing battle over the state’s political map. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will convene…today…to hear arguments on whether to move forward with the primary. If the primary does end up delayed, candidates competing for governor, U.S. Senate and other statewide offices may have to shift their strategies for fundraising, advertising and voter outreach.