Ohio governor's race: No one wants Gov. John Kasich's endorsement
Mary Taylor
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect years for when  John Kasich and Mary Taylor  ran for office.  They  were 2010 and 2014.
Lt.  Gov. Mary Taylor  told a large group of Clermont County (Ohio) Republicans during  her  interview for their endorsement Jan. 17 that Kasich had endorsed Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and his running mate  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted  two Republicans in the room confirmed to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
"She said it’s widely known that Jon Husted and Mike DeWine have been endorsed by Gov. Kasich " said Greg Simpson  a township executive for the Clermont County Republican Party. "I about fell off my chair  because it’s widely known that John Kasich had endorsed  Mary Taylor ."
 Taylor  was responding to a question about how  she  separated  herself  from the governor in a conservative county where that separation could make a difference. Simpson voted to endorse DeWine but the county party ultimately backed  Taylor  by a two-to-one margin.
"During ( Taylor 's) speech at the endorsement meeting last Wednesday   she  said that  she  has not seen the governor for about a year and that Kasich is endorsing DeWine " Dave Uible  Clermont County GOP chairman  said in a text message.
"Siri  who did John Kasich endorse in the governor's race?" Husted asked his iPhone  already knowing the answer. An article from The Cincinnati Enquirer popped up  titled "John Kasich backs  Mary Taylor  for Ohio governor. Will it help?"
Husted held the cellphone up for Clermont County Republicans during his interview. See  he told them  Kasich was backing  Taylor .
Kasich's decisions to expand Medicaid to lower-income Ohioans and bash President Trump have upset Republicans there. Distancing  herself  from Kasich helped  Taylor  secure the Clermont County endorsement  Uible said.
 Taylor 's campaign spokesman Michael Duchesne said  Taylor  didn't lie to the Clermont County Republican Party about Kasich's endorsement.
But  Taylor  did point out  Duchesne said  that  she  had not spoken to Kasich in more than a year  Kasich has not been an active participant in the  Taylor  campaign and DeWine's campaign manager  Dave Luketic  is a Kasich veteran. (Luketic was the political director of both a Super PAC supporting Kasich's presidential bid and the governor's 2014 re-election bid with  Taylor .)
 Taylor  might be distancing  herself  from Kasich now that  she 's seeking endorsements from Ohio's conservatives for  her  gubernatorial campaign  but that wasn't always the case.
 Taylor  campaigned for Kasich in his presidential bid against a slew of GOP candidates  including Trump  in 2015 and 2016.  She  stumped for Kasich from New Hampshire and Utah to Ohio and  she  was a delegate for Kasich at the Republican convention.
"We have a chance now in our country to send somebody to Washington who displays the conservative leadership that is going to get our country back on track. He's done it in Ohio "  Taylor  told a crowd before a presidential debate in Boulder  Colo.  in 2015. "He is a proven leader. That proves he can win."
And now? "The majority of his team and people close to him are supporting Mike DeWine "  Taylor  told the Columbus Dispatch during a podcast last week. "I expect that that's the way it's going to continue  and we're going to continue to run this race and be the alternative to the establishment."
DeWine hasn't sought Kasich's endorsement because the governor gave it to  Taylor   DeWine spokesman Ryan Stubenrauch said.
Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect years for when  [TGT]ran for office.  [TGT]  were 2010 and 2014.
Lt.  [TGT]told a large group of Clermont County (Ohio) Republicans during  [TGT]  interview for their endorsement Jan. 17 that Kasich had endorsed Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and his running mate  Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted  two Republicans in the room confirmed to The Cincinnati Enquirer.
"[TGT] said [TGT] widely known that Jon Husted and Mike DeWine have been endorsed by Gov. Kasich " said Greg Simpson  a township executive for the Clermont County Republican Party. "I about fell off my chair  because [TGT] widely known that John Kasich had endorsed  [TGT] .[TGT]was responding to a question about how  [TGT]  separated  [TGT]  from the governor in a conservative county where that separation could make a difference. Simpson voted to endorse DeWine but the county party ultimately backed  [TGT]by a two-to-one margin.
"During ( [TGT] 's) speech at the endorsement meeting last Wednesday   [TGT]  said that  [TGT]  has not seen the governor for about a year and that Kasich is endorsing DeWine " Dave Uible  Clermont County GOP chairman  said in a text message.
"Siri  who did John Kasich endorse in the governor's race?" Husted asked his iPhone  already knowing the answer. An article from The Cincinnati Enquirer popped up  titled "John Kasich backs  [TGT]  for Ohio governor. Will it help?"
Husted held the cellphone up for Clermont County Republicans during his interview. See  he told them  Kasich was backing  [TGT] .
Kasich's decisions to expand Medicaid to lower-income Ohioans and bash President Trump have upset Republicans there. Distancing  herself  from Kasich helped  [TGT]secure the Clermont County endorsement  Uible said.
 [TGT] 's campaign spokesman Michael Duchesne said  [TGT]didn't lie to the Clermont County Republican Party about Kasich's endorsement.
But  [TGT]did point out  Duchesne said  that  [TGT]  had not spoken to Kasich in more than a year  Kasich has not been an active participant in the  [TGT]campaign and DeWine's campaign manager  Dave Luketic  is a Kasich veteran. (Luketic was the political director of both a Super PAC supporting Kasich's presidential bid and the governor's 2014 re-election bid with [TGT] .)
 [TGT]might be distancing  [TGT]  from Kasich now that  [TGT] 's seeking endorsements from Ohio's conservatives for  [TGT]  gubernatorial campaign  but that wasn't always the case.
 [TGT]campaigned for Kasich in his presidential bid against a slew of GOP candidates  including Trump  in 2015 and 2016.  [TGT]  stumped for Kasich from New Hampshire and Utah to Ohio and  [TGT]  was a delegate for Kasich at the Republican convention.
"We have a chance now in our country to send somebody to Washington who displays the conservative leadership that is going to get our country back on track. He's done it in Ohio "  [TGT]told a crowd before a presidential debate in Boulder  Colo.  in 2015. "He is a proven leader. That proves he can win."
And now? "The majority of his team and people close to him are supporting Mike DeWine "  Taylor  told the Columbus Dispatch during a podcast last week. "I expect that that's the way it's going to continue  and we're going to continue to run this race and be the alternative to the establishment."
DeWine hasn't sought Kasich's endorsement because the governor gave it to  Taylor   DeWine spokesman Ryan Stubenrauch said.