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Globalization.

Industry went to China and Mexico. Agriculture is a dumpster fire.

The people who supported these industries moved on to other places. The people who are left are idle and are occupied by crazy religious people and being bitter.

Ohio's unemployment rate is 25% above the national average, but not particularly shocking at 4.1%. It also has a GDP per capita higher than Florida and Vermont. Ohio is 16th out of 50 states for weekly church attendance.

Gerrymandering ensures Republicans have a very strong majority in the state legislature. We're getting dumber and more conservative, but we're not actually THIS dumb and conservative.

All the work went away.