Keating’s departure leaves Ohio’s largest cities without Republicans in office | Opinion

And then there were none.
When Liz Keating turns out the lights in her City Hall office for the last time in a couple weeks, Cincinnati will for the first time in modern history have an all-Democratic Party city council. Keating’s defeat in the November elections capped a recent Ohio trend that has left the state’s six largest cities without a Republican on their elected councils.
"That’s bad for democracy," Keating said.
What’s the difference between an 8-1 council and a 9-0 council? While ...