OH-10: Steve Austria opts out of a primary with Mike Turner, decides to retire

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Considering how krazen constantly held Austria up as proof of Republicans' tolerance toward minorities and argued that it was only those evil evil white liberals who'd never vote for a minority, I think the "token" comment does kind of apply. Wonder if krazen will find some way to blame this on a racist conspiracy perpetuated by liberals.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Two Republicans drawn unwinnable districts by Republican legislatures are Austria and West.

Austria wasn't drawn a district at all. His was chopped up into pieces and the pieces were attached to five other districts. He lives surrounded by other Republican incumbents that are all stronger than him for what's drawn.

I hate to lose Austria, but to be honest his old district needed to go. It was a scattered collection of areas that just so happened to be leftover from everywhere else and didn't reflect any kind of COI. Since that had to get rid of some seat in SW Ohio, his really was the best choice.

Yeah his district was the most obvious to cut. A guy from suburban Dayton representing Springfield, the southern Columbus suburbs and some parts of Appalachia really doesn't make sense.

I still find it hilarious how krazen acts like Republicans in 1/435 of the country electing a half-Filipino guy named "Steve" with the last name that's the same as a European country is somehow proof of how all Republicans are so much more racially tolerant than white liberals...