This from The New York Times:
With all of the precincts reporting, Jean Schmidt, the Republican, had nearly 52 percent of the vote, edging out her challenger, Paul L. Hackett, a major in the Marine Forces Reserve, by about 4,000 votes.
But Mr. Hackett's showing was unexpectedly strong in this district, a Republican bastion that snakes along the Ohio River from affluent Cincinnati suburbs to struggling Appalachian hamlets. President Bush won the district with 64 percent of the vote last year, and Republicans have held its Congressional seat for two decades.
GOI: Hey Republicans! See that massive fireball gaining on you in your review mirror? Well, it's the democratic party about to scorch your candidates in '06. This election should have been a "slam dunk" for the Republican candidate and yet she was just barely elected.This election in Ohio shows that all Republican seats are vulnerable. Even in the reddest of red districts.
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4 comments:
Amen brother!
Well, the Dems had a very strong candidate coming from nowhere. Unhappily, in 2006, we won't have a hundred Hacketts to take down safe Republicans or win open seats.
But there is a lot of hope for '06: Santorum is 11% behind Casey in polling for Santorum's senate seat. And the voters in DeLay's district are very unhappy with their congressman. And maybe after the death of 14 marines in an unarmored vehicle yesterday, Hackett can beat Schmidt on election day in November 2006.
Latest news: The Democrat Senatorial Campaign Committee is interested in getting Hackett to run against Republican Senator Mike DeWine in 2006.
One regret I would have is that DeWine is terrific on behalf of the poor in Third World countries. He is very knowledgable about Haiti and gets praise from Charles Rangle [the NY City congressman] for his compassion and hard work.
Tom: Yeah, I think that people are getting tired of the current government and are looking for change. I like Hackett a lot but that is a regret about DeWine. Maybe Hackett would pick up some of that concern for the under-developed world. I guess we shall see.
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