Battleground Ohio

Consideration
Guests attend a Republican event at which Portman spoke. Although he is known for his intellect and even temperament, Portman's opponent presents him as a Washington insider who helped Bush implement economy-wrecking policies, like free trade measures (NAFTA, for example) and "fast-track" authority for international trade agreements, both anathema to union workers.

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