We think Ohio is going to be incredibly competitive in 2010.  Richard Cordray is going to run a real campaign – his political future might be in jeopardy.  From DaveYost.com:

Prosecutor Dave Yost announced today he will seek his party’s nomination for Attorney General in 2010, saying Ohio needs “a prosecutor, not a politician” in the State’s top law enforcement job.

“The Attorney General’s office is the backbone of Ohio law enforcement,” Yost said.  “I’ve been on the front lines of criminal justice and in the courts — I know what’s needed by the men and women who carry the badge, and I’ll make sure they get it.”

The Attorney General runs the state crime lab, the organized crime commission, the Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, and the Victims of Crime program.  The Attorney General also defends all capital murder convictions in federal court.

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