Veterans for Hackett Getting Out the Vote

[Rose Siding]

We were standing with Paul Hackett, former Marine Major and Democratic candidate for Congress, while he was waiting to do a TV interview for the local station.

All of a sudden there was a loud car horn blaring outside -- everyone looked out the window, and Hackett said, "Oh, that's Butch in the jeep."

That's Master Sergeant Butch Davis, of Brown County in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District. He's been driving since before 7 AM today, getting out the vote among veterans and other voters here in Southern Ohio.

Butch is a 30-year veteran of the Marines, the Army and the Air Force. He didn't know Paul Hackett before this race, but when he saw a Marine running he decided to do something.

There won't be any exit polls in this race today, but I asked Butch what he thought -- he said he called 300 veterans he knows in the district over the last 48 hours. He managed to get in contact with 100 of them. According to Butch, only three of that 100 were voting for Hackett's opponent.

Butch is exactly the kind of Democrat we're looking to energize. When I asked him what he thought of the campaign and what was happening here he said, "This is the best organization I've seen down here."

Butch told me that, "We sure need a different direction in this country." Well, a whole lot of other Democrats in Southern Ohio agree.

And thanks to a national party committed to a 50-state strategy, even in this most Republican bastion in the state, Democrats have the resources and energy to wage a fight that will lay the groundwork for the future.

http://www.democrats.org/a/2005/08/veterans_for_ha.php

[JimmyJazz]

1. When will we know the results?

[Rose Siding]

3. There are some links on the front page for returns

But I haven't checked any of them yet.

[flpoljunkie]

6. The polls close at 7:30PM, EST. Cincinnati is in EST.

[wakeme2008]

2. I am scared... I am getting a very good feeling for a Hackett win (and nom

and I am wondering how the Repugs are going to steal this one with punch cards.... They were so sure of this district that they did not Touchscreen it.

[Rose Siding]

4. I'm not getting my hopes up

I've read that OH-2 doesn't have diebold, but still this is a *solidly* repub district. Coming close will be a win -a shift. At the VERY least, we will have shocked the hell out of the other side.

And who knows? I'm sure up for a big surprise! :)

[flpoljunkie]

5. Very encouraging, indeed! Thanks for the report and neat photos.

[faithnotgreed]

7. vote for real change ohio

we are allllll here pulling for you