How does this sound: Paul Hackett, Governor of Ohio

[Norbert]

If Hackett can pull a near upset in a blood red district I think he would have a real shot to be governor of Ohio. The candidate on the GOP side will likely be J. Kenneth Blackwell. I don't know how he would play with some of the repubs. There has been a rift for a little while between the Taft Repubs and the Blackwell Repubs.

I think Paul Hackett, even though he may be light on experience, might be a good choice and may continue the momentum for the Dems in the state. Wonder what Mr. Springer would think of this idea?

[BlueEyedSon]

1. Excellent!

[Greeby]

2. H,,

Maybe then Springer can run for OH-2 again :D (He first did back in 1970)

[davidinalameda]

3. there are some good candidates already running for governor

Strickland and the mayor of Columbus

[ohio_liberal]

4. I agree

I don't think Coleman could win but Strickland's chances are excellent.

[Kolesar]

5. Ohio Dems need a candidate for Senate

There are two candidates for Gov.

[KharmaTrain]

6. He'd Do Better In The Senate

His military background and good speaking skills would work better on a more national than a local scene.

Hopefully, Paul has learned a lot from this race...as have the people closest to him...and to start working on the next election.

I don't see Hackett as a good governor candidate due to his lack of legislative experience. The best governors are like a CEO...know the government and the players inside and out. That takes years and having a lot of people owe you a lot of favors.

From all I see and read, whomever is the next Governor the state, they face a real rough road. Taft and his corrupt hacks remind me of the GOOP here in Illinois (George Ryan) about 10 years ago...they were in solid control of the state government until their egos and corruption blew the party apart. The problem is our governor was stuck with such a bad financial situation that he's had to make cuts and move money around (some will say for his own political purposes) that has pissed off a lot of his supporters. I'd hate to see Hackett, with little experience, forced into that kind of a nutcracker.

Instead, I'd rather hear him on the Senate Floor or touring the country...helping other candidates...something I think that is very doable if the strong support for him that showed up in Ohio-2 was allowed to do its thing statewide.

Cheers...

[Norbert]

7. I'd like to see him do a statewide race

I would prefer a senate seat for him too but he should consider a gubinatorial run too. He should be kept on the front burner for sure.