The late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called states the “laboratories of democracy.” But thanks to gerrymandering and fiercely partisan politics, many Ohioans fear this laboratory is in jeopardy, and the November 2022 elections were run in Ohio with unconstitutional district maps. This CMC forum looks at the results of this year’s election and what they might mean for the future of our democracy.

The panelists are: 

Karen Kasler, Bureau Chief, Statehouse News Bureau 

Bradley Smith, Professor, Capital University Law School, and Former Chairman of the Federal Election Commission

Dr. Wendy Smooth, Professor, Department of Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies and the Department of Political Science, The Ohio State University

The host is Mike Thompson, Chief Content Director of News and Public Affairs, with “Democracy in Crisis” series partner WOSU Public Media.  

The forum sponsor is Hannah News Service. The forum partner is the League of Women Voters of Metropolitan Columbus. 

This forum was recorded live at The Boat House in Columbus, Ohio on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.