Ohio war veteran running for Senate ( Paul Hackett - noon news conference)

[sabra]

http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/special_packages/election2004/12984865.htm

Ohio war veteran running for Senate

CINCINNATI - Paul Hackett, the Democratic veteran of the Iraq war who narrowly lost in a special election in a heavily Republican congressional district in August, prepared Monday to officially jump into the U.S. Senate race.

Hackett planned a noon news conference at his home in suburban Indian Hill. He faces a tough Democratic primary with Rep. Sherrod Brown in the race for the nomination to challenge second-term Republican incumbent Mike DeWine next year.

With only a stint as a small-city councilman for political experience, Hackett decided to run for Congress earlier this year after completing a seven-month tour of duty in Iraq. The special election in southern Ohio's seven-county 2nd District was to replace Rep. Rob Portman, who left Congress to become the U.S. trade representative.

Hackett won the Democratic nomination, then battled a former state legislator, Republican Jean Schmidt, in a campaign in which he tied her to embattled Republican Gov. Bob Taft while sharply criticizing President Bush's handling of the war.

[maximovich]

1. Right On Hackett! (nt)

[Kukesa]

2. And here's his website --

just in case anyone else wants to donate to his very worthy cause:

http://www.hackettforohio.com/


:)

Edited for website correction.

[still_one]

3. I will NOT donate to the DNC or DLC, but to Paul Hacket

and to any Democrat who stands for Democratic principles, and is willing to fight for them

[Kukesa]

10. Me too. I still feel betrayed by the DNC. n/t

[Brundle_Fly]

15. you got a better option?

4 more years of this bushit? Perhaps, King Bush?

donate, get over it.

[still_one]

4. what link is that?

[mod mom]

5. Woo Hoo, he's my man. I wish Sherrod Brown would wait for Voinovich.

Hackett has momentum behind him which is especially important in the current anti-politician air. He will pull republicans away from Dewine!

[still_one]

6. I think we will learn from Hackett becoming a candidate

exactly which Democrats are willing to stand up for principle, and which are not

[MissMillie]

7. I would be willing to spend a long weekend

working for his campaign next year.... I'll drive out, spend a few days canvassing, or stuffing envelopes, or holding signed, or whatever, and drive right back.

[second edition]

8. Bad news! IMO!

Money is what wins campaigns, both of our guys are going to deplete their funds running against each other, therefore, whoever wins will go into the main contest with depleted funds against an incumbent with no primary challenger.

[jsamuel]

9. Maybe the first person in should get to run, not the guy who comes in late

[second edition]

11. Well, I suppose it was assumed the other guy was more suited

for the US Senate.

[MarsThe Cat]

12. there was a war in ohio?

guess i missed that one.

[Kukesa]

16. LOL n/t

[tabasco]

13. Don't tell the anti-military folks!

They would rather vote for a republican.

[EFerrari]

14. Do they have paper ballots in Ohio now?

If anyone here is part of his staff, PLEASE clue Paul into the little problems vote counting in OH.

He's make a great Senator.

[Omaha Steve]

17. I'm in Omaha and I gave to his last run

and I will this time too! I used http://www.actblue.com/