Ohio Democrats Blast Republican Mike DeWine For Being ‘Weak’ On Policies And Special Interests!

FEATURED PHOTO: OHIO DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR LIZ WALTERS

IdeastreamPublicMedia.org, By Jo Ingles-STATEHOUSE NEWS BUREAU, Posted August 18th 2023

Democrats said the Republicans, who control all of Ohio’s elected executive offices, cannot be trusted to do what’s best for Ohioans.

Ohio Democratic Party Chair Liz Walters said Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, has shown he is “weak” and beholden to special interest groups that drive much of the state’s policy.

“On issues ranging from abortion rights to gun violence to redistricting and to the largest public corruption scandal in state history, Mike DeWine’s weakness is costing Ohioans big time and taking our state backward,” Walters said.

Walters said Ohioans payed $287,000 every day because of the nuclear bailout DeWine signed into law in 2019. Since that time, federal charges have been filed against five people, including the former head of the Ohio Republican Party and the former speaker of the Ohio House. DeWine has not been charged in connection with that case and parts of the law have since been repealed.

The Democrats said the bottom line is DeWine cannot be trusted to do what is right for Ohioans. And though DeWine is touting new jobs and an improved business climate in his ads for re-election, Walters said he’s trying to take credit for new planned economic development in Ohio from Intel and other companies that is happening because of someone else.

“But for the federal government that is under Democratic leadership, none of these things would happen,” Walters said.