As Ohio Republicans pick new leader, Bob Paduchik has the edge
Ohio Republican Party picks ex-Trump campaign manager as next chairman COLUMBUS – Few people understand Republican politics in Ohio like the party's new chairman Bob Paduchik. Before Paduchik was Donald Trump's guy in Ohio, he was President George W. Bush's guy and Gov. Bob Taft's guy and Sen. Rob Portman's guy. The political operative and Akron-area native has helped elect Republicans up and down the ballot for about three decades. The election, which included an hour-long debate about whether to hold interviews behind closed doors, underscored certain fractures within the GOP. S...