DeWine detractors

Ohio evangelicals should carefully and prudently consider the best interests of the country | Hugh Hewitt

U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio has been in Congress for 20 years. The American Conservative Union assigns Sen. DeWine a lifetime "rating" of 80—which means that in the opinion of the ACU he casts his vote on "important" issues the right way 80 percent of the time.

By contrast, Vermont's Patrick Leahy and New York's Chuck Schumer have ACU lifetime ratings of 8.

Mr. DeWine is a solid pro-life vote, an ardent tax cutter, and a reliable vote for the judicial nominees George W. Bush has sent to the Senate, including Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito. Mr. DeWine also joined his caucus in voting for border fencing and barrier construction along nearly 900 miles of the border with Mexico.