This once-overwhelmingly Democratic corner of the industrial Midwest offers an instructive origin story for the kinds of cultural grievances that Florida Gov. DeSantis nurtures.
In some ways, the family evolution in politics mirrors that of Youngstown. After years of going along to get along, after years of losing, the region“One of the great changes in Ohio politics,” said William Binning, a former Mahoning County GOP chair and longtime political scientist at YSU. DeSantis, Binning added, “is a perfect candidate for the Mahoning Valley.”Lawrence D. Thornton / Getty ImagesThe May 1960 primary in Mahoning County was a fiasco, that much was sure.
But when Sulligan sued for his job back, it was Rogers who vouched for him in court, according to news reports at the time. With a growing reputation as a reliable, straight-shooting bureaucrat, Rogers’ services were soon in high demand. “This guy was deep into the conduct and the integrity of elections in Ohio, Phil was,” Binning said. “I think they’re going to have some fun with that, these election deniers.”
for Valley kids who don’t want or can’t afford to stray too far from home, YSU has also over the years attracted students from across the state line and around the outskirts of Pittsburgh.
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