When the media uses the word “trounces” in the headline in reference to your fundraising lead over your opponents that is a good thing: Republican Rob Portman raised $1.7 million for his U.S. Senate campaign during the second quarter of 2009 — more money than both his Democratic rivals combined. “I’m very pleased with it,” Portman said at Washington, D.C. press conference. “We had a | Read More »
It is not a big surprise given the circumstances, and his lack of political experience, but Tom Ganley is clearly planning on running a populist anti-Washington campaign for the US Senate seat open thanks to George Voinovich’s retirement. His announcement speech today in Brecksville was not particularly polished but its message was that politicians in DC are threatening the American way of life and it | Read More »
As I noted previously, and as Politics Extra notes today, it looks like Rob Portman will have competition in the GOP primary to replace George Voinovich: Former congressman and Bush administration Rob Portman has a boatload of money and the support of the Ohio Republican Party establishment in his 2010 bid for the U.S. Senate. He even has the endorsement of the man he wants | Read More »
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