A much hyped (by the Santorum campaign) announcement on Friday is expected to be an endorsement from Ohio Attorney General and former Senator Mike DeWine, who up to this point has backed Mitt Romney. Both CNN and ABC report that the switch will be unveiled at Santorum’s 2 PM event in the state.
Santorum name-checked DeWine in a speech on Friday, citing him as an inspiration for his own campaign since, like Santorum, he lost his Senate re-election campaign in 2006 only to return to politics later.