As someone who worked against Cordray I need to make a couple points here @daveweigel. 1/several
@daveweigel DeWine was always seen as THE leader on the opioid crisis. That presented a challenge for Cordray who just didn’t fit as the guy to deal...
@daveweigel ... with Ohio’s MAJOR crisis of this era. Also Cordray had a bad record of allowing discrimination and #metoo shit on his watch at CFPB.
@daveweigel That may not have deflated Ds who otherwise would have voted for him (tho I’ve met some) but it DID enthuse Rs about DeWine.
@daveweigel As we’ve all learned from Bill Clinton in last 2 years, Rs LOVE sticking it to a liberal who looks like a hypocrite re feminism.
@daveweigel This was a race between two fairly boring dudes. But it was interesting to some because “look that guy is just another lying Dem re sexism”
@daveweigel (Also true re: racism, LGBT discrimination, etc). This stuff mattered more than people think it did.
