Reply #138: Brown has to clean this up himself, ASAP

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Whatever the deal is with Hackett, Brown has to show that he can take some initiative to disarm this right away, or it will cost him votes in November, big time.

Brown needs to go public and say that he respects and admires Hackett's commitment to serving his country, and condemn any rumors spread about Hackett's service REGARDLESS OF WHO'S SPREADING THEM. If his own campaign staff is spreading such rumors, Brown should take this opportunity to show how serious he is about it by FIRING THEIR ASSES. Right now this is the #1 barrier to his beating DeWine in November -- the first of many -- and he's got to deal with it or he may as well start writing his concession speech and planning for life after congress.

Ball's in his court. He can play it or lose the point.