Analysis: Ohio Republicans finally have what they want: Total control

It took Ohio Republicans two years to do it. They finally have what they wanted all along.

They have complete control of the Ohio General Assembly through a set of maps that will set their veto-proof supermajority in stone for the rest of this decade, if not more.

And they did it with the help of the two Democrats on the Ohio Redistricting Commission.

All it took for the Republicans was two years of changing the goalposts, kicking the can down the road and using every stall tactic in their playbook to defeat Democrats and the voting rights groups which stood in their way.

Total control.

The two-year quest came to an end late Tuesday night after closed-door negotiations among members of the Ohio Redistricting Commission — far away from the glare of the meddlesome public — that produced a backroom deal.