This is an easy call for GOP supporters across the country.  Rob Portman is smart, experienced, a skilled communicator and an exceptional candidate.  It wil be a tough race, but one that can be won if the Ohio GOP avoids a knock-down primary. 

When Portman announces, I hope his team has a web site up and running, the early response to which will say a great deal about the energy level of Republicans across the country.  Judging by the reaction to the Georgia run-off, most center-right voters want to start working now to return balance to D.C.