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Rob Portman: Ohio Republican senator announces he won't run for reelection

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Rob Portman: Ohio Republican senator announces he won't run for reelection

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1/25/21
Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio announced Monday that he will not run for reelection after his current term in office ends in 2022, saying in a statement that the entrenched partisan gridlock in Washington was a factor in his decision. The announcement will set off what could become a highly competitive race to fill the seat and will reshape the 2022 battlefield for control of the Senate. "I feel fortunate to have been entrusted by the people of Ohio to represent them in the US Senate. Today, I am announcing that I have made a decision not to run again in 2022," Portman said in a statement. In announcing his decision, Portman also signaled he stands ready to work with the Biden administration as it attempts to win bipartisan support for the President's economic rescue package responding to the pandemic. "For many of the issues I am most passionate about, I will continue to make a difference outside of the Senate, beyond 2022. In the meantime, I am hopeful that President Biden will follow through on his inaugural pledge to reach across the aisle, and I am prepared to work with him and his administration if he does," he said.
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This should be a highly competitive Senate race in 2020.
 
Thats 3 Republican seats open now.
 
Phys251 said:
You mean 2022.

I think Tim Ryan could make a run for this seat. Ohio has been trending red but it's not lost yet.
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Yep. That trend has been rather frightening. I sorta feel what its like to live in Austin TX.
 
bomberfox said:
Portman has been alright for a republican though since Ohio has been getting more and more right wing, theres a lot of crazies that could take his place.
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Let us hope they nominate an absolute loon to represent their party. Make it easier for the Dem to win.
 
Phys251 said:
You mean 2022.

I think Tim Ryan could make a run for this seat. Ohio has been trending red but it's not lost yet.
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Ohio is projected to lose a CD once Biden cleans up Trump’s Census mess.

GOPs currently have a dominant 12-4 gerrymandered advantage in House seats in Ohio.

Moderate Rep. Tim Ryan would be a great Senator to go with Sen. Sherrod Brown.
 
Eriech said:
It was going to be a competitive primary. Portman, Twomey, Burr.....lets add Romney. Murkowski. Sasse.
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Let’s hope bat-shit crazy assholes like Jordan win Senate primaries in states like OH, PA, NC, GA, and AZ for 2022.
 
Linc said:
Let’s hope bat-shit crazy assholes like Jordan win Senate primaries in states like OH, PA, NC, GA, and AZ for 2022.
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Why? Trump won OH comfortably in both 2016 and 2020. You don't think his closest ally Jordan (who can actually speak in complete sentences) can take it?
 
Slavister said:
Why? Trump won OH comfortably in both 2016 and 2020. You don't think his closest ally Jordan (who can actually speak in complete sentences) can take it?
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Sen. Brown also won comfortably in 2018. I’d like to see a Jordan 🆚 Ryan matchup. Ryan doesn’t have Jordan’s Ohio State problems.
 
Linc said:
Sen. Brown also won comfortably in 2018. I’d like to see a Jordan 🆚 Ryan matchup. Ryan doesn’t have Jordan’s Ohio State problems.
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Trump Cult will always come up with "problems", imagined or not.
 
good riddance to portman
 
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