It depends on who DeWine appoints. If he puts in a Republican like him, Brown would likely lose unless it's an epic midterm for us. There's talk he may put up Ramaswamy in order to get him out of the field and clear the path for his Lt. Gov in the Gov race.
There's also a not-insignificant chance that whoever DeWine appoints could lose a primary to much more conservative Republican, like what happened in Alabama in 2017.
He'll need a 2018-esque wind at his back to have a shot IMO.
I'm not convinced it would take nearly that much but I get your point (basically, it's a simple strategy; Let Trump Be Trump)
It depends on who DeWine appoints. If he puts in a Republican like him, Brown would likely lose unless it's an epic midterm for us. There's talk he may put up Ramaswamy in order to get him out of the field and clear the path for his Lt. Gov in the Gov race.
There's also a not-insignificant chance that whoever DeWine appoints could lose a primary to much more conservative Republican, like what happened in Alabama in 2017.