Democratic machines fail Ohio (again)
The lack of ambition among urban leaders hurts the rest of us.
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley originally asked Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin to run as her Lieutenant Governor.
Hardin said no because he read the tea leaves about Whaley’s chances correctly.
But Hardin, like Whaley in Dayton, is a machine politician. He got appointed to the council in 2015 because his mother worked for…
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