Thomas Suddes

And regardless of who's governor, she or he will have to do business with Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, a Lima Republican who, like legendary Democratic Speaker Vern Riffe, likes power and knows how to use it.

In their treks from county fair to county fair, and rally to rally, major party Ohio gubernatorial nominees Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy need to talent-scout, not just campaign, because if an appointee messes up, voters won’t know his or her name. But they’ll know the governor’s, writes Thomas Suddes in his column today.

Fifty-seven years of stagnant wages is the real problem facing Ohio -- and further tinkering with Ohio’s state income tax, or kicking Ohioans off Medicaid, as Vivek Ramaswamy is suggesting, aren’t solutions. They’re just talking points, writes Thomas Suddes in his column today.

Thomas Suddes HANDOUT Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy has a powerful ally in his quest to become Ohio's next governor: Amnesia.

Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy has a powerful ally in his quest to become Ohio’s next governor: Amnesia.

Republican nominee Vivek Ramaswamy has a powerful ally in his quest to become Ohio’s next governor: amnesia.

Leaving aside six years when Democrats led Ohio’s House, Republicans have virtually owned the Statehouse for 30-odd years -- and now Mike DeWine’s stewardship of Medicaid is a problem? No, the problem for Republicans isn’t Medicaid. It’s that they’re hearing the footsteps of a Democratic woman running for governor, writes Thomas Suddes in his column today.

In the psycho-drama that's Ohio's Republican Party, a key appointee of President Trump, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is defending lame-duck Gov. Mike DeWine against the knifing of DeWine at the hands of some GOP grandstanders.

Ohio GOP’s foundering November ticket needs an issue, any issue, to hold statewide offices this November. Medicaid may not be the smartest bet.

In the psychodrama that’s Ohio’s Republican Party, a key appointee of President Donald Trump, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is defending lame-duck Gov. Mike DeWine agains