Hey Hackett backers! Let Reid and Schumer know how you feel

[sasquatch]

Here's their contact info.
Reid: http://reid.senate.gov/offices.cfm
Schumer: http://schumer.senate.gov/SchumerWebsite/contact/contact.html

Give'em hell, but keep it clean.

[derby378]

1. The Schumer link doesn't work unless you're in NY

FYI

[MrBenchley]

2. I would tell them thanks for getting rid of a whiny prima donna

But I'm too busy wondering how they managed to convince the "grassroots" not to give money to Hackett.

[Botany]

3. whiny prima donna?

sure 2 combat tours in Iraq .... what a punk.

[MrBenchley]

5. Whiny prima donna....

Hackett lost the only race he ever ran (to a crazy woman no less) and expected to get the Senate nomination handed to him on a silver platter....

[mattclearing]

6. He could have taken the House seat.

And probably should have.

[MrBenchley]

7. What I find extremely funny

are the folks saying that Rahm Emanuel was "underhanded" in urging him to do so....

[mattclearing]

8. God forbid we grow the Party...a great senator and a great congressman

is better than a great senator.

But try telling that to screaming DU'ers.

I hate the DLC more than most, and I can tell this isn't a case of DLC-style watering down of the ranks. This is just smart politics.

Too bad Hackett couldn't hack it. I kill me.

[MrBenchley]

10. "Too bad Hackett couldn't hack it."

LOL! Right on the money!

[FreedomAngel82]

17. I think it's sad he rolled over

He should've stud up and said "no". Or taken the House option. It seems to me the democrats are more worried about the House than anything. This is where we can hold hearings and everything. I wish he didn't drop out of politics all together. Maybe it wasn't for him. Maybe he wasn't the fighting democrat we all thought he was. Sad because I really like him.

[mattclearing]

20. Apparently he promised the people running for the House seat

he'd stay out of it and does not wish to go back on his word to them.

[Botany]

9. Sorry are you from Ohio?

Hackett ran real close in the most solid republican area in the state. Also the #s from that
election are highly suggestive of fraud. The counting was stopped because of humidity?
We do have A.C. here.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. No, he's just another self-appointed expert

chock full of helpful advice. :eyes:

[coalition_unwilling]

18. In a district that voted 64% for Bush in 2004.

[sui generis]

11. face it, we just chased a decorated democrat out of the party

now who's whining?

We're pathetic. Primaries are not about having the self-appointed "leadership" tell us who to vote for. Today, I am one step farther away from voting for a democrat with this kind of crap going on, and you better believe I'm a prima donna, and proud of it.

If I were Hackett, I'd run independent-progressive and fuck the democrats in Ohio. I'd vote for him. If he's not utterly clear on the issues, that would be a reason not to vote for him, but to have our so called "leadership" chase him off by playing on his sense of duty riles me to no end.

Run Hackett. Show these idiots what democracy really means.

[Warren DeMontague]

15. Well, now we know how the Hillary-Lieberman crowd felt about him.

:hi:

[pstans]

4. Email sent last night

Also sent one to my Senator, Tom Harkin.

[MercutioATC]

12. Done and done.

Senator (Reid or Schumer),

Congratulations. Your behavior in reference to Paul Hackett's candidacy has lost the party my support. Until Democratic "leadership" starts basing their decisions on the wishes of the people, rather than playing back-room political games the party will receive no more financial contributions or time from me.

Frankly, your actions in this matter disgust me.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

13. Done!

Today, I am ashamed to be a Democrat.

Shame on you and Sen. Reid (changed to Schumer for Reid's email, obviously) for pressuring and going behind Paul Hackett's back in order to force him to leave the Ohio race for Senate. The point of a primary is for voters to decide who should run against someone. For anyone to stand in the way of democracy is utterly unacceptable.

[sasquatch]

14. Thank you

[sasquatch]

19. Put this on the front page everybody