Reply #16: I didn't see all the responses last night,

[Island Blue]

and I'm not awake enough this morning to seek them all out, but I did check out the final numbers. Looks like Hackett made a real good showing, but I agree with you Little Clarkie - where are the threads screaming about Hackett being a quitter, etc. etc. I also think it's interesting that most of these folks who are raving about his charisma and personality probably live no where near Ohio and thus have never actually seen Hackett very much even on TV. (I'm not saying he isn't those things because I haven't seen him either - I'm just saying they are talking about something they probably don't know much about. What else is new?)

Having said all of that, I think Hackett made a very good showing in a heavily Repukes district but. I think we (Democrats in general) should interpret his good showing as another reflection of the growing dissatisfaction of Repukes with their own party, and use it to our advantage in '06 and beyond! We must not give in to the temptation of party infighting and show the American people that we offer a chance for true change.

In the meantime, I wonder how many Clark/Hackett threads will pop up in GD and/or GDP in the next few days?