Remember the chatter after the Hamilton County primary election in May, when Democratic ballots for the first time in years outnumbered those of Republicans?
Democrats were salivating at their local prospects: a Democratic mayor, a Hamilton County Commission with an increased number of Democrats, a Hamilton County Board of Education with a larger Democratic presence.
Local candidates fundraised on the turnout. The state party touted it to raise money statewide.
It was a trend, they predicted. It surely meant success in the general election in August.