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Campaigns "Heat Up" (special election in Ohio's Second Congressional District)
Georgetown (OH) News Democrat ^ | July 29, 2005 | Wade Linville

Posted on 07/29/2005 2:43:14 PM PDT by Bonaventure

WEST UNION – The political rhetoric continued to fly during a congressional debate held at the Ohio Valley Vocational School near West Union on Tuesday, July 26.

Democrat Paul Hackett continued to label Republican Jean Schmidt as a "rubber stamp" career politician, while he relies much on his military service in Iraq to win the congressional election on Aug. 2.

Schmidt reiterated her experience as a politician, her pro-life views on abortion and a comprehensive energy policy to win the seat in congress.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsdemocrat.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Ohio
KEYWORDS: hackett; ohio; schmidt
One of my good friends lives in this district. Until two days ago, he was confident that Schmidt (the Republican) would win. Now he thinks Hackett may. It would be a stunning blow for a Democrat who called President Bush "a son of a b*tch" to win in a district that Republicans have won with over 70% of the popular vote for decades.
1 posted on 07/29/2005 2:43:15 PM PDT by Bonaventure
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To: Bonaventure
"Now he thinks Hackett may."

Any actual evidence to back up his change of mind?
2 posted on 07/29/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by Moral Hazard ("I believe the children are the future" - Whitney Houston; "Fight the future" - X-files)
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To: Moral Hazard

He has three pieces of evidence. First, he's seeing more Hackett lawn signs than Schmidt law signs. Second, he says the GOP is pouring $500,000 into last-minute campaign spending, which is a huge sum for a race that everyone once thought was in the bag. Third, he believes that Hackett would not have told USA Today that he thought the President was an "SOB" unless he had polling numbers that showed his schtick was working.


3 posted on 07/29/2005 2:52:56 PM PDT by Bonaventure
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To: Bonaventure
"He has three pieces of evidence. First, he's seeing more Hackett lawn signs than Schmidt law signs. Second, he says the GOP is pouring $500,000 into last-minute campaign spending, which is a huge sum for a race that everyone once thought was in the bag. Third, he believes that Hackett would not have told USA Today that he thought the President was an "SOB" unless he had polling numbers that showed his schtick was working."

The $500,000 may just be an indicator that the Republicans have money to burn. And the "SOB" comment is more likely a reflection of a candidate that isn't serious, rather than a good campaign device.
4 posted on 07/29/2005 3:00:38 PM PDT by Moral Hazard ("I believe the children are the future" - Whitney Houston; "Fight the future" - X-files)
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To: Moral Hazard
I'm not voting for Hackett. Even if the ghost of Chesty
Puller comes back and says I should vote for a brother
Marine.

My G_d, he does everything but have "The Marine Hymn"
playing in the background in his commercials.

Mike
5 posted on 07/29/2005 3:16:39 PM PDT by doublecansiter
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To: Bonaventure

If Hackett wins, the pundits will say this signifies a huge trend towards the Democrats in next years' elections. But, the pundits are too predictable. They're also mostly Democrats.


6 posted on 07/29/2005 3:40:22 PM PDT by popdonnelly
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I don't doubt that Jean Schmidt leaves a lot to be desired as a candidate, but there's a lot of chatter on the leftie blogs that an Ohio anti-tax group is urging Republicans not to turn out to vote.

Is this true?

8 posted on 07/30/2005 6:59:13 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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In thought it was the Club for Growth running ads for Republicans to stay home and let the Democrats win the open seat.


9 posted on 07/30/2005 6:32:51 PM PDT by writmeister
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To: Heatseeker

COAST, a well-known anti-tax group in southwest Ohio, is reportedly doing these "don't vote" messages.


10 posted on 07/31/2005 11:42:53 PM PDT by Columbus Dawg (Go Bucks!)
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To: Columbus Dawg; writmeister
I have never understood the logic of this strategy. Do these groups really want to give Nancy Pelosi another vote in the House?
11 posted on 08/01/2005 2:24:10 AM PDT by Heatseeker ("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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Neither do I. It makes only sense to run such ads in a primary.


12 posted on 08/01/2005 12:32:08 PM PDT by writmeister
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