Reporters hoping for clues on whether will be running for Ohio governor next year got no satisfaction from a conference call today that included the former attorney general and current head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. But it wasn't for lack of trying.
The weekly conference call began 鈥� as it always does -- with Sen. Sherrod Brown introducing his guest and the topic 鈥� and reporters often going completely off that topic.
In this case, at least, they stayed with the guest: Rich Cordray, the man many speculate would be the strongest Democrat running for governor.
First question: 鈥淎re you planning on running for governor?鈥�
Cordray: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 have any comment on that today, I鈥檓 here to discuss the arbitration rule鈥︹��
Reporters accommodated. Questions about arbitration, healthcare, overtime rules.
And another pass, this time at Brown.
鈥淲hat do you think Richard Cordray would bring to the governor鈥檚 race?"
鈥淚鈥檓 going to comment on that as extensively as Rich did. Sorry.鈥�
A quick question about NAFTA. And then one last try.
鈥淥ther questions?鈥� asked Brown
鈥淣ot unless you want to endorse Cordray for governor," a reporter responded.
Brown didn鈥檛 and the call ended.
NOTE: is reporting that a mutual friend told Ohio Supreme Court Justice William O'Neill that Cordray is planning to run.
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