Ohio: The Bellwether State of Presidents with Dr. Lauren Pinkston

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sharon sits down with Dr. Lauren Pinkston, Executive Director for Kindred Exchange, to share some good old-fashioned Ohio facts. Join the duo as they discuss why Ohio has long been dubbed “The Bellwether State” and why that title may be in jeopardy. What exactly is a “bellwether” and why do political pundits claim it has been unrung? Ohio has a fascinating geographical settlement history that has shaped the way the state’s demographics have participated in national politics. Sharon tells Lauren how this is evolving, and why Ohio voted for Trump in 2020 but the nation voted for Biden. Of course, there’s no shortage of presidential facts in this episode, as Ohio has produced eight presidents and six first ladies!

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0:00.0	Hello my friends thank you for being here today. I'm chatting with my friend Lauren
0:06.0	Pinkston and we are diving into the incredibly interesting history of the
0:11.9	state of Ohio and what makes Ohio
0:16.0	the best predictor of presidential election outcomes for decades. I have so many brain tingles for you so let's dive in. I'm
0:27.1	Sharon McMahon and welcome to the Sharon Says So podcast.
0:31.9	Lauren I'm thrilled Sharon Says so podcast.
0:35.6	Lauren, I'm thrilled that you're here. I'm chatting today with my friend Lauren Pinkston.
0:38.1	Lauren, tell everybody, just like a teeny little snippet
0:41.0	about what you do and I want to talk more about your work towards the end of the
0:44.4	episode but just give everybody a little taste of what it is that you do.
0:49.7	Sure my background is in education and then I studied international development and now I teach as a professor in a college of business.
0:57.0	So nothing really connected but it is all woven into my life story of living abroad and working in the developing world. So now I'm back in the US and trying to figure out how to not be weird and not not bow to people that I meet in the grocery store, but that's in a nutshell outside of being a mom of three kids and one on the way and a wife to a Michigan fan that is that is what I do.
1:22.3	I want to talk more about some of the work you do with international development and other things towards the end of this conversation, but I have a fun story I want to share with you today.
1:34.0	I am on the edge of my scene.
1:35.0	It's not every day you get to be a guest on your favorite podcast.
1:38.0	Well, this is a story about the state of Ohio.
1:43.4	And why?
1:44.4	You would give me Ohio after I just told you my husband's a Michigan fan.
1:49.8	That's right.
1:51.1	That's right.
1:52.4	This is designed to provoke marital angst. That was my goal.
1:58.6	How can I make Lord's husband angry?
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