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FiveThirtyEight Politics

Ohio Voters Weigh In On Abortion (Indirectly)

FiveThirtyEight Politics

ABC News

News, Politics

4.620.6K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Tuesday is Election Day in Ohio and it’s a bit of an unusual one. Ohioans are voting on whether to increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments from a simple majority to a 60 percent supermajority. In this installment of the podcast, Galen Druke speaks with senior elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich about where the race stands and the broader trend of similar ballot measures. Galen also digs into the New York Times’s first polls of the 2024 primary and general elections with Ruth Igielnik, the Times's editor of news surveys. Their surveys with Siena College during the 2022 midterms earned them the distinction of the best pollster in the country, according to FiveThirtyEight's ratings. At this point, their early data suggests that former President Donald Trump is far outpacing his rivals in the Republican primary and is tied with President Biden in general election polling. So, what should we make of that? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

My guy, I use the point with Ms. Football.

0:03.4

This summer is time to get to know the players and your taste buds.

0:07.1

That's the line.

0:08.1

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0:13.5

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0:21.1

UK blind taste test with over 34,000 people versus UK's biggest selling food sugar cola.

0:26.0

But verification goes to Pepsi.co.uk forward slash FAQ.

0:30.2

Microsoft changed my name to Galen, like a gallon of milk, my entire childhood.

0:36.5

It stopped.

0:37.9

I don't know who got to them, but one of the other Galen's.

0:41.9

I was just going to say I had a colleague at Pew, who was named Galen, who also did a lot of AI work.

0:47.8

And so he may, he may have done it for you.

0:50.7

You know, Galen's of the world unite.

0:56.0

Hello, and welcome to the 538 Politics podcast.

1:04.5

I'm Galen Drug.

1:05.9

Tuesday is election day in Ohio, and it's a bit of a convoluted election day at that.

1:12.3

Ohioans are voting on whether to increase the threshold to pass constitutional amendments

1:18.3

from a simple majority to a 60% super majority.

1:22.6

The initiative would also expand the signature requirements for getting an amendment on the

1:27.0

ballot in the first place.

1:29.3

It's a technical question, but it's attracted tens of millions in spending.

1:33.6

And if you watched the ads on both sides, you'd think it was really about culture war

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