The Ohio Republican Public Prosecutor suspends his candidacy to the governor against a candidate supported by Trump
Columbus, Ohio (AP) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost suspended his campaign for the governor on Friday, just a week after losing the approval of the State Republican Party against the Biotechnological billionaire supported by Trump Vivek Ramaswamy.
In an email to the supporters, Yost undertook to continue to fight for the State as a prosecutor general until the end of his mandate in January 2027.
Yost, 68, did not immediately approve of his main rival, after suggesting that the GOP of the State had engaged in “a premature crowning of an unknown candidate”. However, he hinted to realize that he was increasingly disadvantaged.
While praising the inhabitants of Ohio, he said that he had become “obvious that an abrupt ascent of the appointment to the governor has become a vertical cliff. I do not wish to divide my political party or my state with a quixotic battle on the small differences between my vision and that of my opponent. I’m just not so important. ”
Ramaswamy gave a favorable tone to the news.
“Congratulations to Dave for carrying out a thought-out campaign,” he said in a statement. “He served Ohio with great dedication, and I am convinced that he will continue to play an important role in training the future of our state and our nation.”
However, he was not immediately clear where Yost’s political career would then go. It will be too old to present itself for the siege of the Supreme Court of Ohio which takes place next year, where age limits are in place. However, he told the supporters that he would continue to serve the Ohioans “perhaps for a while”.
For Ramaswamy, the former co -president of the initiative of the president of the Ministry of Government Effectiveness who asked for the appointment of the GOP to the Presidency in 2024, he represents another positive development in his rapid campaign to block himself in the head of the best political bureau of the State.
In a state that strongly supported Trump three times, Ramaswamy’s narrow relationship with the president resulted in crowds wrapped during the County Dinners of Lincoln Day and a successful push for the Central State Committee of the Gop of the State to have Yost and the Appalaches Heather Hill near the primary.
Hill said Ohio Republicans should be indignant by the “blatant contempt of the State Party for our rights to select our next governor”.
“My heart goes to republican candidates who feel obliged to abandon the race because of the unjust bias of the RNC / GOP towards a candidate,” she said in a statement. “I want to reassure the Ohioans that I will not give up. I will fight tirelessly every day to make sure that my name is heard and that I give priority to the best interests of all Ohioans. ”
Despite early approval, the field of republican governor may not be settled. Lieutenant-Governor Jim Tresl, a former popular Ohio football coach, said last week that he had not ruled a race. The deadline for deposit for the race is February 4.
Republican governor Mike Dewine, who is limited to term, stressed that almost a year before primary is a “life” in politics. He chose Tresl after appointing the presumptive to succeed him as governor, Former Lieutenant-Governor Jon HustedTo serve the rest of the mandate of the Senate of the Vice-President JD Vance.
Dr. Amy Acton, the former director of state health who helped direct Ohio through the first days of the Covid-19 pandemic, is the only democrat announced in the race.
She chose to attack Ramaswamy’s positions on a multitude of problems in her statement on Friday, making no reference to Yost.
“As governor, I will fight for the Ohioans who struggle due to decades of special billionaire interests like Vivek leading our state,” she said.
Yost also did not mention Acton in his email. However, he said that former American Democratic senator Sherrod Brown is in the midst of an “attempted return” which represents “a real and present danger for the prosperity of Ohio”.
“Sherrod Brown and the risky progressive ideas of his party will relax all the good that the last 15 years of republican leadership have brought,” he wrote. “It’s time to protect Ohio, not a moment for a family quarrel.” Brown had no immediate comments.
Ohio’s spokesperson Katie Seewer said Yost referring to Brown shows that Republicans think that Democrats will be a threat next year.
She said about the withdrawal of Yost: “At least it does what is best for Ohio.”
