NEW: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has been calling around to GOP donors in recent days and telling him that he's preparing to enter the already-rollicking #OHSen primary "soon". nbcnews.com/politics/2024-… LaRose told me this afternoon he hasn't made a final decision on running, but he acknowledged the calls he's making and the money he's raising for a 527 that as of now is not registered with the FEC. nbcnews.com/politics/2024-…

Tim Ryan to J.D. Vance in opening minutes of tonight's #OHSen debate: "JD, you keep talking about Nancy Pelosi. If you want to run against Nancy Pelosi move back to San Francisco and run against Nancy Pelosi." J.D. Vance has a habit of bringing up Ryan's ads all the time and basically reinforcing their message. He just did it again by mentioning the ad where Ryan talks about how he and his wife don't always agree.

An #OH11 thread with some inside baseball history

In 2009, Nina Turner split with Cleveland's Black political establishment to back a ballot measure meant to reform the corrupted county government. Turner's side won. The Black newspaper vilified her.

cleveland.com/metro/2009/11/… Despite that, Turner at the time was seen as a prospect for mayor or the new county executive position. Instead she launched a primary campaign against then-Rep. Marcia Fudge.

NEW: Republican Rep. Anthony Gonzalez had some strong words about the future of the GOP today during a forum with @TheCityClub of Cleveland. nbcnews.com/politics/donal… "I think continuing to perpetuate falsehoods, especially ones that are dangerous that led to the violence on Jan. 6, is a recipe for disaster for the party, but it’s also horribly irresponsible," Rep. Anthony Gonzalez said. nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Hello from the Ohio Political Summit in Strongsville, where Matt Gaetz will speak this afternoon to a room of suburban Republicans. A bunch of Senate and gov candidates have backed out of the event. Right now attendees are watching a video of Trump’s 2020 campaign kickoff. A scene from the parking lot.

Who’s going to run for Rob Portman’s seat? I’ve got a bunch of names — and several responses — from potential candidates on both sides here. buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg… 👀 for this @TimRyan response to my question about whether he’ll run for the Portman seat. 🤷🏻‍♂️ buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg…

There will be a lot of high-profile Ohio Republicans who take a long look at the Portman seat. Names already being mentioned: Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, AG Dave Yost, Secretary of State Frank LaRose, former state treasurer Josh Mandel, and yes, Jim Jordan. "Well, this will be a total shit show," one Ohio Republican strategist just texted me.

NEW: It’s not just Iowa and Ohio. Trump also has scaled back TV ads significantly in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota — signaling a retreat from the Midwest. buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg… Besides being dark in IA and OH, Trump campaign has canceled $2 million in ad reservations in both MI and WI since early September. And in MN, Trump has chopped about $5 million from the TV budget. buzzfeednews.com/article/henryg…

Biden campaign manager @jomalleydillon is doing a live interview with Politico right now. Asked about suggestions that Biden organizers should be knocking doors in spite of the pandemic, she says door-knocking "doesn't really matter." More from @jomalleydillon: "We spend so much time talking about tactics. But fundamentally, knocking on a door and not reaching anyone doesn't get you much except leaving a piece of left behind — you might as well send a piece of mail."

Ex-Rhode Island Rep. Claudine Schneider and other former congressional Republicans have launched Republicans for Integrity, an "ad hoc" group that will target Republican incumbents this fall. republicansforintegrity.org Other founding members of Republicans for Integrity: ex-Rep. Kolbe (AZ), ex-Sen. Durenberger (MN), ex-Rep. Clinger (PA), and ex-Rep. McCloskey (CA). All were anti-Trump in 2016. Schneider and Durenberger openly supported Clinton.