DSCC: Paul Hackett WILL challenge Sen. DeWine in Ohio!

[yankeefanatic3]

According to DailyKOS, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-Ny., said at a fundraiser that Hackett is "definitely running" for Senate and that he believes he will oust DeWine.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/9/18/71357/8725

[wakeme2008]

1. Go Hackett Go

:bounce:

[Snotcicles]

50. I do think the UN or Jimmy Carter should monitor Ohio voting from now on

[wakeme2008]

52. somebody should nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. DeWinner (Hackett) and DeWhiner (DeWine)

Go Paul, go!

[kitkat65]

59. It's Christmas in August!

Woohoo!

:bounce:

[JanusAscending]

60. HELLO! IT"S SEPTEMBER!

Been busy huh?:hi:

[RepublicanElephant]

3. YES!

:headbang:

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

4. Check out my avatar...

I think the tide is turning. MKJ

[greekspeak]

5. This will be great. I really like that man

An intelligent, well spoken, handsome veteran who tells it like it is? Between Hackett and Wes Clark, we have an embarrassment of riches!

[Guaranteed]

6. PWNED!!!!!

The seat IS HACKETT'S.

[Guaranteed]

7. And REC'D!!!!!!!! nt

[MelissaB]

10. #2

:)

[deadparrot]

8. YAY!

:bounce: :party: :woohoo:

:D :D :D

[Twist_U_Up]

9. won`t work.

the machines,THE MACHINES, the fucked up election machines. In Ohio no less

[MelissaB]

12. I remember staying up late the night those returns came in the last time.

Hackett was ahead until the power went off. I'm sure others remember that, too.

[TheStates]

27. By that time though.....

The machines could be out and the entire thing overhauled.

Remember the federal lawsuits? There's a trial starting in December, and the counties are getting the option of throwing out the Diebold machines. (Remember its those pesky fraud based scanners/TSx tabulators which caused the Hackett loss)

[deadparrot]

11. kick.

:kick:

[in_cog_ni_to]

13. NO KIDDING???!!!! Excellent news!

:bounce:

Now, if only we could get rid of the evoting machines. :(

[Cocoa]

17. you like Paul Hackett?

I would have thought a "no compromises" progressive would have preferred a Sherrod Brown candidacy, and seen a centrist like Hackett as an abomination. :shrug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. You would think that. Hackett had the balls to stand up to Bush

when no other Dems would. I like him. He's better than DeWine!

[rocktivity]

65. DING DING DING! In_cog_ni_to, you're our grand prize winner!

Hackett had the balls to stand up to Bush when no other Dems would...

That's precisely why he nearly won (if he didn't actually). And it's precisely why George Galloway, Jon Stewart and Cindy Sheehan are "winning"--each in their own way not only excited, but EMPOWERED the Dem base by finding the courage to stand up to the Bush empire and shout, "ENOUGH of your crap!"

Hackett came within 3.5 points of winning a congressional district that has the second largest number of Republicans in the the Ohio, and the 56th largest number of Republicans in the entire country (out of a possible 435). If we can get candidates to do what Hackett did in all fifty states next year, we'll win a LOT more often than we'll lose.

:headbang:
rocknation

[TheStates]

26. Hackett is a no-compromises progressive.

He can be as centrist as anyone and still has the fire and spirit to beat anybody. He's definitely a take-no prisoners Howard Dean candidate.

If every candidate has that fire in them they will do great things in the senate.

[Lindsay]

28. Sherrod Brown isn't running for Senate.

Hackett is.

Defeat DeWine!

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. That would be awesome.. but what of DIEBOLD and the Rove smear machine?

[Tesla]

24. Hopefully Rove will be a causality of his indictments by then!!

[GreenPartyVoter]

40. I hope so! (love the sig pic, btw)

[mod mom]

34. Hackett got 70% in District 02 (whcih went supposedly 70% for *) so there

is not way they could pull this one off! (even with Blackwell at the helm).

NOTE TO OHIOANS: there is all the more reason we must get out and work to get the RON initiatives (election reform) passed this November, it will enable us to kick some royal GOP sorry butt in '06!

[GreenPartyVoter]

41. I do hope OH can clean house where elections are concerned. :^)

[mtnester]

66. I do not think it will take Paul Hackett more than a month to respond

to any attempt to smear him. As a matter of fact, I believe he would attack back twice as hard.

I am actually looking forward to the attempts, because they will come, and he will smack them back...hard

[biscotti]

15. This is great news

It will be a race between a Giant and an ant like pip-squeak.
We need a race like this with a man that has a voice and is not afraid to raise it and speak truth to power.

[jillan]

16. This is the best news I have heard all day!!

I loathe DeWine.

Hackett will eat him up alive. YES!

[kentuck]

18. If we can take out Dewine and Santorum....?

How many more would we need to take back the Senate?

[TheStates]

22. Who is running against Senator Hatch??

I hear nothing about this one!!!!

Hatch's seat is going to be locked because of Diebold??

Who is the challenger? They're working on getting rid of the voting machines right now and upholding a law for verified paper.

[deadparrot]

23. It's currently 55-44-1.

Really more like 55-45.

If we can pick up Santorum's and DeWine's seats (and assuming that we keep all of our own), that would be 53-46-1, or 53-47. We'd need at least three more seats, preferably four or more.

[rateyes]

49. 4. eom

[Cocoa]

19. great news

I'm looking forward to 2006 even more now. :bounce:

[TheStates]

20. Can we all make sure to get rid of Diebold?

Charles Schumer knows a bit about this voting issue I guess, but who in the senate can take this thing by the bullhorns?

Ohio needs to completely get rid of its Diebold machines (tabulator) or there will never be anyone elected except some corporate crony.

[Warren Stupidity]

21. Good.

Another $100 will fly his way. We need more straight speaking fearless dems.

[MADem]

29. Washingtonienne, AKA Jessica Cutler, worked for DeWine!!!

All that buttfvcking going on right under that GOP nose!!! Clearly, DeWine's staff had far too much time on their hands!

[mod mom]

30. Woo Hoo! This is one Dem that I will work for and donate to! Bye bye

Dewine, don't let the door hit you on your way out!

[AmBlue]

31. No Democrat can win anything...

if we don't get rid of the voting machines first.

[TheStates]

33. Nobody else, no republican can win either.....

Unless they are a lockstep neocon.

Get rid of the MACHINE and tear apart the election process!!!

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0501/S00155.htm

[kster]

46. Very good article

SNIP.....Democrats will need a mighty good reason to go back to the polls. Many believe that our elections are rigged. And they have good reason. Republicans own the voting machine companies that count 80% of the votes. Congress and the courts are unlikely to change that. And the Democratic leadership has hardly made it an issue.

Hes got that right!

[Cocoa]

36. Hackett disagrees with you

:shrug:

[mod mom]

37. He pulled off 70% in a high (70% *)Repuke district in an election we want-

ed contested (the usual late results pulled it off due to "high humidity), even with machines, we (OHIO) have voter initiatives on the ballot this Nov and if we can get them passed, the country will see a new Ohio!

[TheStates]

42. And if we slam through the block like no tomorrow.....

On both Diebold and Delay, we'll see Blackwell in JAIL....

[AmBlue]

68. But overall, he still lost. n/t

[Kolesar]

62. Filler ... eom

[SharonRB]

32. From his mouth to God's ears -- I just hope he's right.

I'd love to have Hackett in the Senate!

[Raiden]

35. Yes!!

Go Paul, Go! Paul Hackett Rocks!

[globalvillage]

38. I LOVE IT!

I volunteered for Hackett, and would do it again in a heartbeat.
Woo Hoo!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[blue neen]

56. I hear ya' talking!

It was great wasn't it? I'd love to volunteer for his campaign again, but I really want to work on getting Santorum out and Casey in!

Sweet...Pennsylvanians and Ohioans deserve so much more than Santorum and DeWine!

[rocktivity]

69. Belated props to Globallvillage and everyone in Ohio

who put their boots on the ground for Hackett though common sense dictated that it would be a lost cause. Because your efforts gave us a mandate to win in 2006, it was first the election loss I was able to feel good about!

:headbang:
rocknation

[KerryOn]

39. I'm going to a Hackett fund raiser one hour from now....

... right in my own neighborhood.

I will check back with a report latter on.

[Tesla]

43. We need someone strong enough to stand up next to these Repukes!!

Even the hard-liners in Ohio are mad at DeWhine for going against * in the whole filabuster debacle.

[Olney Blue]

53. Yes, please report back!

We need Hackett.

[KerryOn]

55. Reporting back from Columbus on Hackett.

This was not a fund raiser as I previously mentioned, but just a friendly neighborhood party, to introduce Hackett. The party was hosted by two wonderful Democrats in my neighborhood that I meet last year during the Kerry campaign.

There were probably about two hundred people there total. Senator Ted Strickland and a few representatives were there along with some local politicians including the Mayor of Columbus Mike Coleman.

Paul Hackett was the guest of honor and the only speaker. He spoke for about a half hour. He spoke mainly about how and why he decided to go into politics. He touched on abortion, guy rights and gun control and made his position know on all three, but stressed that he wants to concentrate on things that really matter such as the economy and jobs.

This is the first time I have meet him, and he is a very likable guy. He is very down to earth and my impression is that he is one of us, and not your typical politician. He is a man for the people.

One statement he made that really stuck out was how he felt that the Republican party had been taken over by a bunch of religious fanatics and that religion had no place in politics. If people want government to be ran by religious leaders then they can move to Afghanistan or Iran. You do not elect a politician based on their religious belief, you go to church for your spiritual leader ship.

He hinted that he would be running in a political race soon, but made no formal announcements. Others at the event informed me that he can not announce until he files certain legal paper work.

[Olney Blue]

58. Wow, go OHIO!!!!!

about 200 people- fantastic

It sounds thrilling to hear a Dem speaking his mind. Go Hackett!

:woohoo:

[applegrove]

44. He seems like a smart & stand-up guy. Ohio needs more of them.

[Eurobabe]

45. Excellent, have voter card now in Warren Co.

Will VOTE this time!!

Volunteer info yet?

[mod mom]

64. Check your registration status just prior to deadlines as Blackwell loves

to hold last minute purges of Dem voters!

[ohio_liberal]

70. That's the truth

Check and make sure you're registered before the cut-off. I got purged last year with absolutely no notice and I had to drive on the last day to the BOE to reregister 1/2 hour before they were due to close.

[rocktivity]

47. CUE THE VONAGE THEME!

:woohoo:
Just tie DeWine to Bush's policies and it's in the bag!

:headbang:
rocknation

[UrbScotty]

67. My dog howls when that song plays!

:D

[rateyes]

48. I'm telling you...

listening to DeWine whine last week during the Roberts hearing was enough to make one puke. Hackett will unseat DeWine--but, only if they get the machines fixed in Ohio.

[democrank]

51. Great news.

Hackett is one tough bird. He`ll handle whatever Rove throws at him.

[AnnieBW]

54. Yay!

:yourock:

[Fescue4u]

57. Thats Awesome

Dewine is one of the worst senators up there and Im glad to see that he is being opposed.

Like the Ohio governor Taft, Dewine is hated by Republicans and Democrats.

Also Hackett will scoop up the gun vote in ohio, as gun voters have had to choose from either a Democrat (usually anti-gun), or Dewine (VERY anti-gun). (Hacket is quite progun and has his own CCW)

Hacket will likely pickup an NRA endorsement and I suspect beat Dewine handily.

[Daphne08]

61. This is great news!

:applause:

[WLKjr]

63. Sweet!

This guy needs to get in somehow.