Rob Portman of Ohio may have one of the toughest Senate reelection campaigns in the country next year, and the Republican isn’t wasting time hitting his likely Democratic opponent, former governor Ted Strickland. The Portman campaign has launched a new set of online ads targeting Strickland’s support for the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
The ads ask readers questions like “Who do you stand with on the Iran deal?” and “Do you agree with Rob Portman that the Iran deal is bad for Ohio and for America?” See the ads below:
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Clicking on the ads takes the reader to an online poll on Portman’s campaign website that provides two selections: One with Portman’s photo and the words “opposes the Iran deal” and one with Strickland’s photo and the words “supports the Iran deal.”
At the moment, this looks like good politics for Portman. A recent Quinnipiac poll of Ohio voters found 58 percent say they oppose the deal with Iran. Even greater majorities in Florida and Pennsylvania oppose the deal as well.
