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GOP not endorsing - for now - in DeWine-Yost AG race
The Ohio Republican Party’s screening committee isn’t going to make a choice -at least right now - in the race between former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine and Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost for the GOP nomination in next year’s attorney general race.
The committee met by phone on Monday and “has decided not to make a recommendation at this time,” Ohio Republican Chairman Kevin DeWine, Mike DeWine’s cousin, said on Wednesday, Dec. 9.
Yost said he was disappointed but would continue running.
“‘I’m real optimistic,” said Yost. “Our internal polling shows that an informed voter is a Dave Yost voter.”
Mike DeWine said that he was not disappointed and declined to discuss Yost’s internal polls.
“My focus in this race is articulating a vision for the attorney general’s office, what I want to do with that office and raising money so I can get that message across to people,” said Mike DeWine
Democratic incumbent Attorney General Richard Cordray is expected to seek re-election.
Mike DeWine has won two U.S. Senate races, lost two U.S. Senate races and was elected lieutenant governor on the ticket with George Voinovich for governor in 1990.
“I would say that both (Mike) DeWine and Yost are imminently qualified to serve as attorney general. Either would do a better job of running that office than (Democrat) Rich Cordray has,” said Kevin DeWine.
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By Tony
December 10, 2009 9:47 PM | Link to this
Who ever Montgomery County Republican Party Chairman Greg Gantt endorses will lose the primary.
By Bruce Anderson
December 10, 2009 6:58 AM | Link to this
The interesting thing about the Yost candidacy is that he seems to be an dedicated Prosecutor first, and a partisan politician second. With Mike DeWine’s record, its apparent which comes first. Both of these folks are nice guys — but Yost is clearly the better candidate for the office.
By jay-bird
December 9, 2009 12:59 PM | Link to this
Gary , AMEN
By Gary
December 9, 2009 12:33 PM | Link to this
I am a Republican and as such was very disappointed in the way Mike DeWine handled his Senatorial duties and especially his very liberal beliefs and voting record. It was no surprise he was voted out of office. Do I like Senator Brown any better….no, but then he claims to be a Democrat not a wolf in sheeps clothing.