President Joe Biden.AP Photo/Alex Brandon Biden wasted little time in declaring victory after a closely-watched Ohio special election. Voters in the state swiftly rejected a GOP-led effort to make it harder to pass constitutional amendments. While not explicitly about abortion, Republicans made clear that they wanted to short-circuit a proposed abortion rights amendment. President Joe Biden on Tuesday night wasted little time in declaring victory after a broad coalition of Ohioans resoundingly rejected a GOP-led effort to short-circuit an abortion rights vote this November."Today, Ohio voters rejected an effort by Republican lawmakers and special interests to change the state's constitutional amendment process," Biden said in a late-night statement released by the White House.