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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

While many provided me with invaluable assistance with The Bellwether, one person stands above the rest: Thomas Suddes, my former professor at Ohio University and the foremost authority on Ohio politics.

This project came together quite suddenly in early 2015, but many of the stories and concepts within it I discussed with Tom during the past several years over lunches and dinners across the state of Ohio. Most of what I know about Ohio politics comes from Tom: he is a great teacher, a great mentor, and a great friend.

Tom not only helped me develop the ideas for the book but also was instrumental in introducing me to Ohio University Press. I thank Press Director Gillian Berchowitz for giving me the opportunity to write this book, as well as the many members of the Press who helped produce it. I am honored to be publishing this book under my alma mater’s imprint.

I also owe a deep amount of gratitude to Mike Dawson, who allowed me to use maps throughout this book from his excellent site, OhioElectionResults.com, and who also provided me with great details about the state’s voting patterns.

My colleagues at the University of Virginia Center for Politics supported me in putting together this book, particularly Director Larry J. Sabato as well as Geoffrey Skelley, Ken Stroupe, and Mary Daniel Brown. I am truly fortunate to work with such smart and talented people.

There are many others who provided valuable insight into Ohio and national politics or who otherwise assisted me with the production of this book. They are, in alphabetical order: Alan Abramowitz, Alex Beres, David Byler, Mike Curtin, Jo Ann Davidson, Kevin DeWine, Brad Fingeroot, Joe Hallett, Brent Larkin, Henry Olsen, Eric Rademacher, Jeff Reed, Darrel Rowland, Jacob Smith, Bob Taft, Sean Trende, Al Tuchfarber, Lottie Walker, Howard Wilkinson, Stephen Wolf, and Colin Woodard.

Any errors or omissions are my own.

Kyle Kondik

Washington, DC, February 2016