who?
I will fight like hell to ensure this man is NOT elected. Its a shame that he’s not running when his seat is up. Then we might be able to get rid of him.
He has obviously spent far too much time away from his family. Forget it, Rob.
I actually do like Rob Portman in a country folk sort of way...but definitely not Presidential material.
I’d rather see Kasich run.
We’re about to see the Dems get their good ole RINO buddies to flood the 2016 presidential run with tons of candidates to confuse the masses and split the vote to ensure a Dem win.
Hell No.
If he wants to waste time and money, so be it. I will never vote for him. I don’t know how anyone can admire a person who wavers on a position because it involves a family member. To me, Portman is a model of behaving in an unstatesmanlike manner.
Bu Bye
Oh, yeah, that’ll turn out all the social conservatives: a gay-marriage Republican who makes Mitt Romney look right-wing.
Look, lets cheer on all the RINOs to run..... (split up all the RINO votes).
JMHO
The arrogance of so many of these politicians. Portman was a very good congressman, and probably a decent Senator, but what on earth would make him think he has the ability to run a campaign of this magnitude?
Portman is a RINO, and worse than that, a bore.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not rob portman, nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.
Please run!!! his oters will dilute the RINO/GOPe scum vote.......and we can narrow down to a couple of conservatives.
This isnt an accidently plant story...he knows he cant win as does Graham of SC...but if the can get enough votes away from conservatives and GOPe candidate walks away with the nom........rememeber that folks!
No one supporting homo marriage will ever get my vote. No matter what office, big or small. Any candidate even slightly wobbly on it (like Romney, the first GOP candidate in my voting life to not get my vote) is totally off my list.
Another trial balloon.
We will continue to see these for nearly every wannabe until late next year.
The big problem for the next election is the capability of the wannabes to attract big money contributors. If they announce too early, they could run out of steam and become ‘old news’ too soon. If they announce too late, they may have missed the big money, as it may already be allowed to other announcees.
Estimates are that each major party will spend around $1Billion for the next presidential election. Considering that over $100 million was spent in the senatorial election in North Carolina, that $1Billion for each party is not surprising.
So far, we have about a half-dozen Pubbie wannabes ‘almost’ saying they will run. We have another half-dozen who would like to jump in. The primary debates stages are likely to be crowded in the early debates.
Speaking of debates, having more than four to six contenders limits the amount of time each has to state their positions. It also leads to more of the ‘raise you hand if ...’ questions.
The big money or lack thereof will do more to thin the herd than the debate results will.
I would encouage Mr. Portman and a dozen or so of his best friends in the moderate wing of the party to toss their hats in the ring for the Presidential primaries. But one bit of campaign advice: in order to give the voters a chance to have all of your voices of moderation heard, you really need to stay in the race until May or June of 2016. Even if you are only drawing 10%, 5% or even 1% of the primary vote, remember that you represent a special group of moderate voters whose voice needs to heard, and a special group of moderate donors whose money needs to be spent. So don’t get discouraged if you don’t succeed early on, or if others call on you to drop out because you are drawing votes away from other moderate contenders. Hang in there and make your voice heard. Moderates will thank you someday, just like us conservatives are grateful for Huckabee in 2008 and Santorum in 2012.
Really.
Portmann can go to hell. I will never vote for him. Being Pro-gay marriage makes him dead to me.