The Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee voted on Friday to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, in a blow to Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH). DeWine reportedly worked behind the scenes to block the 66-member committee from backing Ramaswamy,

In an unprecedented move, Ohio Republican Party leaders chose to endorse Vivek Ramaswamy for governor about a year before the GOP primary. The party’s state central committee met Friday in Columbus behind closed doors to first debate whether it would endorse in the governor’s race,