David Cohen

Sen. Rob Portman stunned the Ohio political world Monday with his announcement that he won’t run for reelection. That leaves an open seat in 2022 as Democrats and Republicans vie for control of a closely divided Senate. It may not be long before candidates start running, according to David Cohen, the interim director of the Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron.

Political ads calling out President Donald Trump’s attempt to start a boycott against Goodyear could continue through the November election, as Democrats attempt to sway locals to vote blue. Last week on Twitter, Trump advocated for a boycott of Goodyear after an employee at a Kansas plant posted an alleged photo of company policy banning political attire in the workplace, including items with the "Make America Great Again” and “Blue Lives Matter” slogans.

Alabama voters elected Democrat Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday over Roy Moore. What does the Democrats win in Alabama mean for the nation's…