The governor of Ohio summoned reporters to hear what the governor of Ohio thinks. Please do not confuse this with a claim that the governor of Ohio’s views matter.
According to WEWS reporting carried by the Ohio Capital Journal, Mike DeWine condemned Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother, called for its removal and defended Acton’s truthfulness. The ad concerns a family estrangement Acton has linked to childhood abuse.
DeWine was emphatic about the wrongdoing and equally definite that his endorsement of Ramaswamy would remain. Asked about it, he argued that voting was already underway and what he thought or whom he endorsed was pretty irrelevant.
A public statement whose influence expires exactly where the follow-up question begins.
He wanted to discuss the ad. If voters wish to know whom he recommends for governor, they will have to consult his recommendation for governor, which he has just explained should not concern them.
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