Mike DeWine: “This decision is so very, very important that, you know, in…”

“You know, the rest of things are going to have to get worked out and I can't control them. So, I mean, it's finished. So. So This decision is so very, very important that, you know, in the end, I stripped away everything else and asked the question, who's the best person to represent the state of Ohio in the United States Senate? And it clearly came back to John Houston. Does it avoid a contentious primary for governor and does it avoid a contentious special election from U.S. senators? Well, I seriously doubt that it will avoid a contentious race for governor.” (1:05:40–1:05:57)

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