As he approaches his final year in office, Gov. Mike DeWine has said he’ll fully expects to endorse the Republican candidate for governor next year. But with only Vivek Ramaswamy running for the GOP nomination, and with the election less than a year away, DeWine still hasn’t offered his endorsement.

While many other Republicans officeholders in Ohio have endorsed Ramaswamy, including U.S. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH), who DeWine appointed to that seat earlier this year, DeWine has not. But DeWine told reporters on Thursday that he’s been meeting with Ramaswamy.

“We're still having discussions," DeWine said. "I want to have better understanding of his positions, what his vision is. And I would say the discussions have been good. And I'm sure I want to talk to him about some of the things I see

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