Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Ohio is one of 20 states with laws against making false or misleading statements in political campaigns. A violation is a misdemeanor with a penalty of up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. But a prosecutor can’t file charges without a complaint being filed with the Ohio Elections Commission, a seven-member bipartisan board that rules on election complaints. And in the last decade, the commission has not referred a single case involving a false statement to a county prosecutor.”

That actually may be a good thing.