For years, both parties believed that winning the presidential election required winning Ohio. For Republicans, however, Ohio remains a state that its candidate must win to push past the 270 electoral vote . The only reliably big red states for Republicans have been Texas (38) and Georgia (16) totaling 54 electoral votes. Along with Ohio, Donald Trump won those four states in 2016, thereby securing the presidency with 304 Electoral Votes. Here's why winning Ohio should be the easiest.

Source: CNN December 21, 2019 23:37 UTC