Rob Portman to not seek re-election in 2022

[Dennis Donovan]

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WHOAH --> Portman won't run for re-election in 2022

Ohio's U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won't run for re-election; Republican cites 'partisan gridlock'
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, perhaps the most powerful politician from Greater Cincinnati outside of the Taft family, will not seek a third term in 2022.

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/25/rob-portman-republican-ohio-senator-wont-run-re-election-2022/6696235002/

10:32 AM · Jan 25, 2021

[Takket]

1. Your move DNC. add that seat

[Walleye]

2. The GOP kitchen is getting mighty hot.

Resign now if you can’t stand the heat. The so-called gridlock is basically Republican obstructionism

[servermsh]

3. Good news. Don't know if we can win the seat, but at the very least the RNC will have to spend $$$

Hopefully Democrats can find a good candidate.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

4. Dollars to donuts he votes to convict Trump now.

They can’t hurt him politically now.

[Walleye]

8. I'll take that bet. He will be true to form, in my opinionHe will say unconstitutional and be done w

[marble falls]

5. Here's the whole story ...

https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/25/rob-portman-republican-ohio-senator-wont-run-re-election-2022/6696235002/

[Cirque du So-What]

11. They're already conceding it to a repug

To HELL with the Enquirer!

[BannonsLiver]

16. That might have something to do with the fact Ohio has been trending hard right for a while.

If Gym Jordan gets the GOP nomination maybe the Dem has a chance but otherwise it’s a layup for Republicans. Ohio’s just getting too red.

[JT45242]

20. Enquirer is beholden to rich republican ad buyers

The Enquirer caved in and gave money to the Lindner family after an expose about Chiquita bananas showed them for the near slave labor that they were.

The reporter wanted to fight using Zenger (truth) defense.

Lindner threatened to pull all ads from the Reds, UDF, the bank he owned at the time and had promises from every prominent republican that their business would cancel all ads with the paper. So, they caved. Printed a retraction t o a true story.

They always give a pro-Republican slant ---

[Cirque du So-What]

6. Cites 'partisan gridlock'

Not up to the challenge of playing nice with others?

[oasis]

7. ReTrumplicans vs GOP. A civil war between shitheads and lesser shitheads.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Do you think Richard Cordray might run?

I'd love to see him do that.

[irisblue]

22. Peggy, the state Dem Party just got a new chair.

Cordray is 61, so young.
There are at least 2 African American men I can think of,

Kevin Boyce-(Kevin L. Boyce (born October 5, 1971[1]) is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He currently serves as a Franklin County Commissioner. Formerly he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving the 25th District from 2012 to 2016, a member of Columbus City Council, and was Ohio State Treasurer from 2009 to 2010. His wiki)


Shannon Hardin-current Columbus City Council president
-(his website-https://shannonhardin.com/-)

All 3 as choices appeal to me

[Johnny2X2X]

10. 2022 is a massive opportunity for Biden to buck the trend

First midterm after an election is usually bad for the sitting President's party. But all of the cards are aligned up right for a great Dem midterm. Expanding the lead in the Senate is all but assured at this point. Get Trump supporters to stay home and the House lead could grow significantly too. And if we stay motivated we could sweep to wins in a lot of states.

The news likes to talk about the new Trump voters that were brought into the political process, but what about 81 million Biden voters. We saw 10 million or more new voters vote Dem, keeping these people engaged for 2022 is the key to everything. I think there's a real chance Trump supporters sit 2022 out entirely, it's all rigged after all.

81 million isn't being talked about enough, there's a chance that Dem voter drives have permanently altered the electorate. 2022 could look like a blowout win for the Dems.

[Turin_C3PO]

12. Agree.

Plus, I think that many of the new voters who supported Trump will crawl back under their rocks and go back to being the ignorant, uninformed, non voters they always were. They’re not really ideological conservatives.

[Johnny2X2X]

14. Look at 2018 and GA

And almost every special election off season in the last 4 years. When Trump isn't on the ballot, his voters stay home.

2022 can still be an election about Trump for Dems if we play it right. Without Trump engaged, what will be the message from Republicans that turns out the votes they need?

[Bleacher Creature]

15. Agree with this and would add one thing.

Trump's refusal to do even the bare minimum with respect to the pandemic means that all of Biden's efforts will be noticeable, particularly when it comes to the vaccine. That means every temporary vaccine site constructed by FEMA, ending the vaccine shortage, more available PPE, etc. People will see that elections do matter because all of these steps will directly impact their lives.

[OnDoutside]

13. Every chance that a SuperTrumper will come through the Republican Primary now. Choose wisely Dems,

Choose wisely.

[demmiblue]

17. This could be an opening for Gym Jordan.

[JT45242]

21. Hopefully Gym is in prison or broke from molestation lawsuits

I think ad after ad of athletes who were molested and -- Gym Jordan said nothing. Might move some people. Then to hit it home -- a stack of money that he cost the university with his complicity.

He may be implicated in the coup attempt as well.

[StarfishSaver]

18. Not good news for Trump

[maxrandb]

19. Ohio is a fucking embarrassment

My home state used to be sane, but that changed a long time ago.

Gerrymandering to skew power to white, racist shitholes, nonstop Hate Radio saturation, fracking...it has all turned Ohio into West Virginia with a side of Kentucky thrown in.

I was shocked that Sherrod Brown was able to hang on.

It just pisses me off. When Retrumplicans gain control of a state like Ohio or Wisconsin, they go about surgically carving it up so they can ensure 85% of elected representation with only 48% of the vote.

Democrats gain control of a state and create a "commission" to create a "fair" electoral map.

It's one of the things that makes me proud to be a Democrat, but jealous that I'm not a Retrumplican.

[Klaralven]

23. May run for President in 2024

This clears the decks for a primary campaign.