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The article focuses on the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP). Christopher Redfern won the ODP chairmanship on December 19, 2005. Controversies surrounding the election for ODP chairman are discussed, as well as the relations of Redfern with Republican operatives Tom and Bernadette Noe. Denny White, outgoing ODP chair was placed on the Franklin County Board of Elections.

Reports that Progressive Ohio Backbone Campaign (POBC) rallied before the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), which held its convention in Columbus, Ohio in July 2005. Statement issued by outgoing DLC leader Evan Bayh in the convention; Opposition of the POBC to defense spending; Use of the term spine by party loyalists.

Reports on the protest rally held by Ohio residents at the Ohio Exposition Center complex on June 8, 2005 coinciding with the visit of U.S. President George W. Bush. Demands of the protesters; Reaction of the people included in the motorcade of Bush; Issues faced by Ohioans that were being neglected by the state's Democratic Party.