Report: Former Gov. Strickland Will Challenge Sen. Rob Portman

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland speaks before a campaign rally for President Barack Obama at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio Saturday, May 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D) will run for Senate next year, challenging Sen. Rob Portman, according to The Vindicator of Youngstown, Ohio.

The Ohio paper cites sources close to Strickland, and writes that attempts to reach Strickland himself were not returned.

Strickland is arguably one of the most well-known Democrats in the state who could challenge Portman. The former Ohio governor currently runs the Center for American Progress Action Fund in Washington D.C. One source told the Vindicator that Strickland will resign from the liberal organization to run for Senate.

Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld (D) has already announced his candidacy to run against Portman.

Portman himself is gearing up for his re-election fight. He recently hired GOP operative Corry Bliss, who came in to rescue Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-KS) 2014 re-election campaign, to run the Ohio campaign.

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  1. If he gets the nomination, he’ll be over 75 going into Election Day 2016. Seventy. Five.

  2. I like this guy a lot. He’s well liked in OH and could definitely unseat Portman.

    Asses in seats, my friend, asses in seats.

  3. Strickland could give Portman a run for his money.

  4. Does that make him the presumptive favorite? Will others run for the D nomination. I know little about current OH politics, but there should be a big bench of D’s shouldn’t there? Anyone know about Tim Ryan?

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