COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Republicans have yet to share a proposed congressional map with the public as the second deadline to pass a bipartisan map approaches. Why? They say they want to hear from citizens first. But Democrats say they are purposely going slow to skirt guidelines.

The clock continues to tick for Ohio to pass a new congressional map. After lawmakers failed the first step in the process, which would have been to pass a bipartisan map by the end of September, the Ohio Redistricting Commission (ORC) takes over.

Now, everyone is waiting on Gov. Mike DeWine to convene the group, which he said on Friday would be "soon."

"When is soon?" I asked the governor.

"Soon," he said, smiling.

"I feel like we do the 'soon' conversation a lot," I added, referencing how whenever he doesn't

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