Now that Congressman Tim Ryan has tossed his hat into the ring of 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates, several groups are making their thoughts heard. 

The Republican National Committee issued a statement on the announcement, just moments after it became official. 

"Tim Ryan is a Congressional backbencher who has no chance of becoming president. You can just add him to the long list of liberal candidates demanding government-run health care, and it underscores how radical and out-of-touch this Democratic field truly is,” said  RNC Communications Director Michael Ahrens. 

The RNC's release claims Ryan is best known for losing to Nancy Pelosi, a sentiment echoed by the Ohio Republican Party. 

“Tim Ryan has lost to Nancy Pelosi, one of the least popular politicians of our generation not once but twice. He has two legislative accomplishments in over 16 years in Congress – renaming two federal buildings," said the Ohio Republican Party Communications Director Evan Machan.

The ORP continued by saying, "Tim Ryan is a weak congressman and will be an even weaker candidate for President. His support for government-run healthcare and the Green New Deal shows just how radical the Democratic field of candidates truly is.”

Republican Senator Rob Portman spoke to 21 News Thursday afternoon saying that he has worked closely with Tim Ryan on many issues to help the Valley, and that he will continue to do so. 

Portman did comment that Ryan joins a pool of more than a dozen Democratic candidates, saying that he expects some "very interesting debates". 

As for whether Ryan can win back the cross over voters here in Ohio,  Portman said he believes that is something the Republican party will be keeping an eye on.

"It's really interesting what's happened in Ohio," he said. "Our state has become more Republican and more Democratic at the same time, in the suburbs of some of the big cities the Democrats have done better, but in areas like Youngstown the Republicans have done better, and in a lot of rural communities and smaller towns as well. You know we just had our first Republican State Rep and State Senator elected from the Youngstown area for the first time in decades." 

"Things are changing and evolving," Portman continued. "I think a lot of it is concern about the economy, and folks who believe it is important to give the economy a shot in the arm, and the tax cuts and tax reform have done that in the Youngstown area."