Rob Portman Quotes
Mitt Romney is talking about the fact that Republicans and Democrats alike have to find common ground to address very real challenges we face as a country. It's a message that's uplifting, it's optimistic. It's about how America can be great again. I think that's the right closing message and I think frankly it's what we need to do as a country after this election regardless of what happens.
Portman, Rob. Interview with George Stephanopoulos. This Week, ABC, 4 Nov. 2012.
Speech from the House Chamber of the Texas Capitol after the Supreme Court had ruled 5 to 4 that his opponent, who had won the popular vote, could not do hand counts on contested ballots. He was trying to unify a very divided country. The statement did much to that end.
After defeating the Federalists, Jefferson tried to unite a politically divided and fractious country:
Robert Jones Portman is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States Senator from Ohio. A Republican, Portman previously served as a U.S. Representative, the 14th United States Trade Representative, and the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).