OH-Gov: DeWine In

[BuckeyeNut]

1: Unsurprising.
2: Taylor will definitely go for it, she's Kasich's preferred successor.
3: Kasich didn't beat Fitz by ignoring him. Fitz imploded under the weight of his own idiocy.

[BuckeyeNut]

Pat DeWine is going to be too busy on the State Supreme Court to run for AG.

1: Unsurprising.
2: Taylor will definitely go for it, she's Kasich's preferred successor.
3: Kasich didn't beat Fitz by ignoring him. Fitz imploded under the weight of his own idiocy.

Agreed. Taylor will do a lot better than the poll showing DeWine leading her by forty, though. If not her, then Tiberi will run.

FitzGerald suffered from a number of combined factors. However, Kasich winning Cuyahoga by seven against its County Executive makes me wonder if maybe he would have won it against even someone like Tim Ryan or Richard Cordray.

Tiberi seems more interested in the Senate race. The GOP primary will be interesting. It could be a three way battle. I can see Husted as a strong Lt. Gov candidate if he accepts it. The Senate primary may end up being Mandel vs Tiberi. Auditor Dave Yost is likely to go for Attorney General. Any other Ohio Republicans looking to run statewide in 2018?

As Heisenberg says, Tiberi seems to be gunning for the Senate seat. Yost running for AG seems a good bet, but I can't see Husted settling for Lt. Gov. (If Taylor wins, I guess he might, since he's otherwise out of options for staying in statewide politics.)

Senate President Keith Faber has said he's exploring a statewide run in 2018. He seems to have wanted AG, but might settle for Auditor. Franklin County Auditor Clarence Mingo could also take a go at it. In addition to Sen. Frank LaRose, Rep. Dorothy Palanda might also run for SoS..

Fitz losing Cuyahoga was certainly a catastrophe, but I've gathered he wasn't ever really popular there, for whatever reason. He certainly came in as a relatively unknown.

[BuckeyeNut]

Pat DeWine will have had two years on the Ohio Supreme Court. Sandoval became a Judge for a District Court after just two years as Nevada's Attorney General, so it's not too far-fetched.

Steve Austria was a financial advisor before he ran for office, right? Could he pull a DeWine and run for Treasurer?

It may not be too far-fetched, but I don't think it would go over well here. DeWine brings a lot of name recognition, not all of it positive even within the RPO. (Kevin DeWine's ousting as chairman comes to mind.) If Yost does indeed run for AG, which seems likely, it's probably in Pat's best interest to steer clear. Especially if Faber doesn't settle for Auditor.

Austria pulling a DeWine for Treasurer is an interesting idea, I can't think of anyone looking to run for it in 2018. It's probably the least sought-after of the different state executive positions. That said, Austria's remained fairly involved in party politics for an ex-Congressman, so it probably shouldn't be ruled out entirely.

I wouldn't mind if Husted runs for either Governor or Senate, but if DeWine is running for Governor, then I'd rather see Husted go for Senate.  But my preferred candidate for Senate (if he runs) would be Steve LaTourette.

Husted isn't going to run for the Senate. LaTourette's another interesting idea, but he seems content with his lobbying.

[BuckeyeNut]

Taylor humiliated herself in spectacular fashion a while back (I forget the details, but it had something to do with healthcare and was the reason she didn't run against Brown in 2012).  No one really takes her seriously anymore and her statewide career is probably over, tbh.  Husted vs. DeWine should be a primary fight for the ages.  Tiberi probably won't run for Senate (thankfully), as Stivers is all but in and the only way Mandel wins the primary is if both of those two run.  As for the Democratic bench, let's not exaggerate.  We don't even know who is running.  People thought we had no one to run against Portman and now that race is toss-up tilt D (and *could* easily be lean D by Election Day).

1: Whatever it was couldn't have been too bad. No one talks about whatever it was. (By no one, I mean The Dispatch, Enquirer, Plain Dealer.) And she's clearly become Kasich's preferred successor.
2: Stivers is running for Chairman of the NRCC. That's reason enough to rule out a Senate. Reasons for Tiberi to get in are plenty. (Though I am bullish on the idea.)
3: We may not know, but Ryan and Pillich are both ramping up. And talking behind closed doors.

[BuckeyeNut]

He's been saying he will in private. It also explains his flip-flop on refugees.

[BuckeyeNut]

Taylor humiliated herself in spectacular fashion a while back (I forget the details, but it had something to do with healthcare and was the reason she didn't run against Brown in 2012).  No one really takes her seriously anymore and her statewide career is probably over, tbh.  Husted vs. DeWine should be a primary fight for the ages.  Tiberi probably won't run for Senate (thankfully), as Stivers is all but in and the only way Mandel wins the primary is if both of those two run.  As for the Democratic bench, let's not exaggerate.  We don't even know who is running.  People thought we had no one to run against Portman and now that race is toss-up tilt D (and *could* easily be lean D by Election Day).

1: Whatever it was couldn't have been too bad. No one talks about whatever it was. (By no one, I mean The Dispatch, Enquirer, Plain Dealer.) And she's clearly become Kasich's preferred successor.
2: Stivers is running for Chairman of the NRCC. That's reason enough to rule out a Senate. Reasons for Tiberi to get in are plenty. (Though I am bullish on the idea.)
3: We may not know, but Ryan and Pillich are both ramping up. And talking behind closed doors.

1. I guess we'll see...

2. Not sure how I missed that.  Interesting. 

3. Ryan always ramps up.  Let's see what he actually ends up doing.

1. Indeed.

2. Yep. For those interested.

3: Fair. As you say, we'll see. (I stand by the refugee flip-flop observation.)