Two years ago I went to a Portman fundraiser at a big donor’s house. This was when we just elected these guys to stop Obama and they were going to “send up their budget” which Obama would veto. I asked, so WHEN he vetoes it what are your plans to stop him (i.e., govt shutdown). He had the most vacant look, like, “Well of course we don’t actually PLAN to stop him.”
I think Ted Strickland is running against Portman next year, and I hate to say this, but I think Portman will lose.