DeWine begins primary for Ohio governor with a big advantage

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There was no love lost during the presidential race between President Trump and Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich refused to attend Trump’s convention, which he had taken great pains to bring to his own state. And on the day Trump won, Kasich was preparing an “I told you so” speech, fully expecting Trump to lose, just like everyone else.

Since Trump’s victory, the proxy war between the two men has been raging. Kasich lost the first battle earlier this month, when Trump’s favored pick for state party chair defeated Kasich’s.

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