Ohio to host Democrats' presidential debate in October

Ohio will host the October Democratic presidential debate, the Ohio Democratic Party announced Saturday.

The debate is scheduled for Oct. 15 and, if necessary, Oct. 16. Officials aren’t yet naming the city where the event will take place.

State party chairman David Pepper believes the Buckeye State’s 18 Electoral College votes are up for grabs in 2020.

“As is happening across the nation, Democrats are energized, formerly Republican suburbs are trending blue and voters across the state are waking up to Donald Trump’s many broken promises,” he said in a news release.

Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190831/ohio-to-host-democrats-presidential-debate-in-october
(Columbus Dispatch)