Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) has suspended his gubernatorial campaign after the state Republican Party endorsed his opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy. Yost said in an email to his supporters Friday that he made the decision because it became clear that “a steep climb to the nomination for governor has become a vertical cliff.

Dave Yost sent a message to his supporters announcing that he is suspending his campaign. Yost was the first to enter the race, but entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy has since launched