Ohio GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Claims Gov. Mike DeWine Threatened To “Kick My Ass” In Near Fist-Fight

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports:

Angus wasn’t the only beef going down at the Ohio Beef Expo this Saturday. The day after Ohio Senate candidates literally went toe-to-toe, Gov. Mike DeWine and challenger Joe Blystone had an exchange at the Ohio Beef Expo at the state fairgrounds in Columbus.

Video released by the Blystone campaign shows the two gubernatorial candidates talking for a bit before Blystone points at DeWine. DeWine then touches Blystone’s shoulder, but Blystone pushes DeWine’s arm away.

Shortly after, three men with DeWine direct him away from Blystone, separating the two. The governor travels with security. Blystone, in a video explaining the incident, says he approached DeWine to ask about why the governor wouldn’t debate him.

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Blystone writes on Facebook:

Ran into Mike DeWine yesterday and asked why he wouldn’t debate. He tried to grab me and threatened to “kick my a$$” after I wouldn’t talk in private.

There’s nothing I’d say to him in private that I wouldn’t say right there. His security and I had a good laugh over it at the end. Pressure only reveals who you really are.

He won’t debate in front of the people. He’ll just make threats and bully. This is how you stand up to bullies.

The incident took place one day after Ohio US Senate candidate Josh Mandel nearly got into a fistfight with another GOP candidate after calling him a “pussy.”