From Openers

"Northeast Ohio’s Council of Smaller Enterprises will size up the gubernatorial campaigns at a day-long meeting May 25th dedicated to setting its political agenda for the next four years.

Democratic Ted Strickland will address COSE members in the morning. Republican Ken Blackwell’s running mate, Tom Raga, will speak later in the day.

COSE has 16,000 members and will likely endorse a candidate later in the year, a potentially influential seal of approval."

This will be a big endorsement.