Jack Windsor, president and editor-in-chief at The Ohio Press Network, said the “anticipatory energy” in Ohio for Tuesday’s general election is “different than it was four years ago.”
Real Clear Politics’ polling average has former President Donald Trump up an average of 9.3 percentage points over Vice President Kamala Harris in a head-to-head matchup.
In 2020, Trump won Ohio over incumbent President Joe Biden by 8.2 percentage points. In 2016, Trump also won the Buckeye State over Democrat Hillary Clinton by 8.1 percentage points.
Windsor said he believes Trump will win Ohio on Tuesday by 10 points or more.
“I’ve long believed [Trump] would win by 10 plus…I’ve always wondered for the past few months just by how much, and then how that would translate for other things down the ticket,” Windsor said on Tuesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show.
“The anticipatory energy in Ohio is different than it was four years ago,” Windsor added, pointing to the significant shift in early voter turnout among Republicans this year.
“In Ohio, early voting was pretty significant and early voting from Republicans was significant. Four years ago, it was primarily Democrats who were doing the early, non traditional voting. Now it’s Republicans,” Windsor said.
In addition to the presidential race, Windsor also discussed how Republican congressional candidates are also looking to have notable wins on Tuesday against incumbent Democrats.
“Ohio might be able to pick up one or two seats from Democrats in Ohio’s 9th congressional district, 13th congressional district, or 1st congressional district,” Windsor said.
Windsor said the U.S. House races are important to watch on Tuesday night as a Republican majority with Trump elected president would bring about “significant” policy change.
“I think all eyes at some point early on will be on the U.S. House, because if that is Republican, there’s not only going to be a big change in the White House but there’s also going to be a significant change in policy in Washington DC,” Windsor noted.
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Ohio Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
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