I do not believe that Deters has ever been a Brinkman guy. If I remember correctly, Brinkman beat Deters hand-picked opponent in the 2000 primary.
I can believe that either McEwen or Brinkman are ahead of DeWine.
Right, Deters selected Steve Adams (nicknamed "Buttboy") to be the State Representative from the district. Tom Brinkman ran anyways and beat Deters and his Buttboy. Deters has held a grudge against Brinkman ever since then.
Joe Deters should worry more about staying out of any further legal problems and less about trying to pick our Congressman. The only thing Deters brings to the DeWine campaign is that he makes DeWine look ethical by comparison.