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Local Politics: Tim Ryan gives Democrats a puncher’s chance
He’s not Sherrod Brown, but the first Democratic candidate to enter the race to replace Sen. Rob Portman offers some of the same blue-collar appeal
Craig Calcaterra
Congressman Tim Ryan launched a campaign for Senate on Monday, becoming the first Democratic candidate to enter the race to succeed outgoing Republican Sen. Rob Portman. If, like me, you spend a lot of time on Twitter beefing about Ohio politics, Ryan's entry into the race has likely caused your out-of-state friends to ask you if he has a chance. Probably because of (A) Sherrod Brown and (B) the Dr. Seuss thing.