The Republican National Convention will have its share of no-shows among the GOP party elite, among them former presidents, former presidential nominees and several representatives and senators in tough re-election battles looking to put some daylight between themselves and the presidential standard-bearer, Donald Trump.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, warily eyeing his thin majority and the number of tight election races on the GOP side, has advised senators up for re-election, for instance, to limit their time at the convention or avoid it altogether.

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One member of the Republican royalty, though, can hardly skip the convention in Cleveland, even if he may deeply want to.

The problem for Sen. Rob Portman is he’s running for re-election in Ohio. After fighting hard to land the convention for his home state, Portman would be hard-pressed to skip the festivities.