Non-partisan data for Ohio, drawn from public records and thousands of news stories.
Measured from public government data. Not from opinions or headlines.
Worse here than in 42 other states.
Worse here than in 34 other states.
Worse here than in 33 other states.
Worse here than in 28 other states.
Worse here than in 34 other states.
We compare what the data says with what the news covers.
The data says education quality is a bigger problem in Ohio than the news coverage suggests.
The news talks about political polarization in Ohio far more than the data says it is a problem here.
The data says water scarcity is a bigger problem in Ohio than the news coverage suggests.
Ranked by Leadership Score — how news coverage describes their leadership. 100 is the best score any leader in U.S. history would earn.
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Leadership Score (WATT)
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Leadership Score (WATT)
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| Measure | Sherrod Brown | Jon Husted | William Redpath |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leadership Score | 40.1 / 100 | 24.5 / 100 | — |
| Credit for strengths in the news | +63.3 | +57.4 | — |
| Deduction for criticism in the news | −23.1 | −32.8 | — |
| News stories analysed | 704 | 461 | 11 |
| Record Score | 5.6 / 10 | 6.4 / 10 | No voting record — has not served in Congress |
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Ranked by government data alone, ignoring headlines and politics. 0 means the problem does not exist. 100 means it is as bad as it gets. The dotted line is the average across all 50 states.