In 1990, opposite the formerSino-SovietFriendshipMansion (now theShanghai Exhibition Center), the Shanghai Center designedbyJohnPortman and Associates was unveiled with considerable fanfare.
"Rather than focus on some grandiose symbolism, start on the ground--where the 6-foot human interacts with the space around him, " suggests John (Jack) Portman III, chief executive of JohnPortman Associates, an Atlanta architecture and development firm.
It also more experienced politicians, John Kasich and Rob Portman of Ohio, Tom Ridge of Pennsylvania, Jeb Bush of Florida, who see an opportunity to lead the party back to power.
When we consider that it was just two years ago that Ohio elected a very conservative governor in John Kasich and sent conservative Rob Portman to the Senate, is there not reason to question whether the modeling employed by the pollsters may not be properly representing the electoral changes the state has seen since 2008?