Newspaper Asks Rob Portman to Reconsider

The Cleveland Plain Dealer ran an editorial urging Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to run for reelection despite his retirement announcement last year.

“Otherwise, the ugliness that is the Republican primary for your seat will continue its cavalcade of intemperate, cruel, ill-judged, narrow-minded and explosive rhetoric designed to divide not unite.”

“Otherwise, the majority of candidates from your party will continue to spew their lies about the 2020 election, lies that don’t just bust apart hopes to rebuild any consensus in America, but also that continue to shred the very heart and soul of the traditional conservative Republican Party values you have served so ably over your long career of public service.”