COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine needs to have more policy discussions and get to know GOP-endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy before endorsing him for governor, he said in a one-on-one interview.

For fifty years in the public eye, DeWine has walked his own path. As he finishes his term, at times, he's diverged from the Republican party with vetoes, public statements and silence.

I sat down with DeWine on Friday, where he told me he wants to leave the state in good hands. But it's not exactly as he pictured it.

Once then-US Senator JD Vance became vice president, DeWine had to fill that seat. Cincinnati entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy had big ambitions and set his sights on leadership in the state, either in the Senate or as governor.

After passing over Ramaswamy to appoint former Lieutenant G

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