A group that is backing some of the candidates running against Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and other established GOP officeholders is urging the state party not to endorse anyone in next year’s spring primary. The group says if the party makes endorsements, the endorsed candidates will get Ohio Republican Party money, donor lists, administrative support, and much more. And the group says that makes it almost impossible for unendorsed candidates to win the primary election.
Republicans who have been critical of DeWine and other top GOP officeholders are backing their own slate of candidates for governor, U.S. Senate, and more. Some of these candidates are considered long shots. But a group backing them is urging the Ohio Republican Party’s State Central Committee to avoid endorsing candidates for the May primary at its meeting Friday. A spokeswoman for the party says endorsements are not on this Friday’s agenda but she wouldn’t comment on whether the party might decide to endorse candidates in the future.
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