It’s been less than two weeks since GOP Sen. Rob Portman announced he would not seek re-election in Ohio and the broad field of potential candidates has already narrowed to a handful of contenders from each party.
Portman’s decision gives Democrats a glimmer of hope in a state that didn’t look all that competitive at this early stage of the 2022 cycle. Even with the open seat, the burden of proof is still on Democrats to prove they can win statewide with someone other than Sen. Sherrod Brown.
Portman is the third Senate Republican to announce he will not seek…
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