The leader of Ohio鈥檚 Democrats says the announcement by Attorney General Mike DeWine that he鈥檒l be a candidate for Governor in the Republican primary is good news for Democrats.
says 2018 is shaping up to be a year when voters are looking for change. And if that holds true, he says it isn鈥檛 good news for Attorney General Mike DeWine, a man who has held public office since 1977.
鈥淚 think Mike DeWine will be stuck basically as the status quo candidate. And, as we鈥檝e all learned, in a year where voters want change, if you are the status quo candidate versus the change candidate, you don鈥檛 do very well,鈥� Pepper said.
In the governor's race already there are , all currently holding elected office. Two of the four Democrats running are currently in office but none are well known statewide.
