LaTourette must have got really mad. Still the CD has a plus 4% GOP PVI. I doubt it will flip this year assuming the Pubs put up someone competent.
I suppose that seemingly ridiculous path of Republican municipalities the GOP used to connect Cleveland and Akron in the VRA black district is looking better than ever considering going further west allowed OH-14 to scoop up some deep red suburbs in the Cuyahoga Valley. It seemed dumb at the time but might have actually saved the seat.
The simple fact is that the political class is better at remapping than the armchair quarterbacks here. Many of the folks here started with a Black district linking Akron with Cleveland. They chose the most direct route. The map makers in the legislature took a more holistic approach. They did a much better job.
