The Republican Party moved quickly today to deny a New York Times report that the GOP is pulling out of embattled Ohio Sen. Mike DeWine’s re-election bid to focus on Senate races in which it faces better odds of winning, like those in Missouri, Tennessee, and possibly Virginia.

“The evidence of our commitment [to DeWine] is that we’re putting our money where our mouth is,” Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman said on a call with reporters this morning. “No state will receive more resources from the RNC than Ohio.”

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There was talk early on in the campaign season of possible primary challenges to Mike DeWine. It is unfortunate that they never materialized because Mike DeWine cannot win this race. A 20 plus year incumbent does not trail his challenger in every poll this close to Election Day and still pull off a victory. DeWine is getting toasted by a series of Republican scandals in the Buckeye State as well as the backlash of conservatives towards a state party riddled with the RINO disease. DeWine, himself, has never been a warm friend of conservatives so there is no saving grace for him in those regards. I personally won’t be losing sleep over his loss, however, it does pain me that he will replaced by a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Two respected polls last week showed DeWine trailing his opponent by 6 to 14 percentage points, while a third, by the University of Akron, found the contest to be in a dead heat, with roughly 14 percent of voters undecided.