Hopeful(s) = plural
Splitting the vote against an incumbent isn’t a good way to defeat them...unless there is a runoff law in Ohio.
Dewine is going to with what always works for him, run to the right during the primary, move to the middle during the general election, and govern as a leftist once he takes office citing the need to get things done and being a “common sense Republican” open to new ideas. The fact that he goes out of his way to disappear when President Trump comes to Ohio tells you all you need to know about him.
Forgive me for an off topic post, but I have to ask: When did ‘hone’ replace ‘home’? I may be showing my age or maybe it’s regional, but I was taught that you HOME in on a target, HOME in on a problem, use a HOMING device and HONE a knife. Is this a ‘clip’ / ‘magazine’ newspeak thing?