Both sides are turning up the heat in the general election campaign in Ohio's closely watched U.S. Senate race.
Former Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland easily won his three-way primary Tuesday to face Republican Sen. Rob Portman. He calls Portman a Beltway insider. It's a seat Democrats think they could take in their effort to regain a Senate majority. Polls have indicated Strickland and Portman turn toward fall about even.
Portman's campaign says Strickland hopes Hillary Clinton will carry him past "a terrible record." A Miami University political scientist says Portman would benefit if Gov. John Kasich is on the GOP ticket. But he says one led by businessman Donald Trump makes Portman's race tougher.
Portman says he has the campaign in place to win regardless.
