Iraqi veteran Paul Hackett, an anti-war Democrat, and reality met a bitter end this week in Ohio. After receiving every indication that he would get little support in his bid for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, Hackett dropped from the race, leaving Congressman Sherrod Brown as the likely nominee to challenge Republican incumbent Mike DeWine. Party leaders attempted to “persuade” Hackett to instead run a rematch for the House seat he narrowly lost in a special election last year. Although party leaders claimed it was an attempt to place as many competitive races on the ballot as possible,...