Online Democrats raising money for Paul Hackett Congressional race!

[lizzieforkerry]

http://blog.dccc.org/mt/archives/003143.html

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Now, onto this campaign, a campaign that could cement the blogosphere's reputation as leaders in the Democratic Party. We, the activists-we, the grassroots-we, the people of our party- should take up this duty. The special election in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District has mostly not been targeted by the National Democrats-yet. If we put our strength to the wheels of the Hackett wagon, we can - no, will - get a bandwagon started that will end up, on August 2nd, electrifying the party and the nation. Now let me tell you why this race matters.

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Meanwhile, the 2nd District Republicans proceeded to beat each other up in the primary, with one candidate (Pat DeWine, son of Senator Mike, who may lose himself in 2006) found guilty of family flaws and another (Bob McEwen) of ethical flaws. Neither won, and so the GOP nominee is now Jean Schmidt, who would be a lovely addition to the GOP ranks in Congress. Ms. Schmidt, a former State Representative has plenty of ethical flaws in her resume as well, along with an ultra-conservative record for any Republican to be proud of. Ann Driscoll (the Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of our story) has detailed extensively Schmidt's ethical lapses and campaign nastiness that make her totally unqualified for Congress.

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"Hackett, seizing upon Schmidt's hesitancy to assert the vehemence of her anti-abortion stance, reached the peak of his momentum. He propounded the need to fund preventive education and stated that, until there are no unwanted pregnancies, abortion should remain legal, safe, and rare. Hackett managed to make the pro-choice position seem macho and obvious, dominating a debate that Republicans almost always rhetorically win."


much much more!!!

Please read about this amazing race! And then donate as much as you can!! (This is the county that shut the reporters out of the ballot counting during the election because of a bogus "Homeland Security" threat.) If we could get a democrat in Congress it will be AMAZING.

[Deep13]

1. How is the fund-raising?

Open Secrets shows him sucking wind.

[lizzieforkerry]

2. link please? Thanks!

[Deep13]

3. here

http://www.opensecrets.org/states/election.asp?state=OH&year=2006

[lizzieforkerry]

4. How up to date is it?

I actually consider $27,000 a lot for a Democrat in this area! Anytime I ask the campaign how much we have they just say "Not enough yet". Any bit given really will make a difference in his race- esp. if they have so much!

[Deep13]

5. That was my question.

I have no idea how up to date it is. $27K is not much for a Congressional election, especially when the enemy has 8x that. May she just had an early lead coming from the primaries. Who knows?

[lizzieforkerry]

6. Shameless Kick!

We need lots and lots of money! I saw his first ad during the 6:00 local news tonight! It starts with a clip of * asking us to serve in the military and then Hackett saying he answered that call! It was really good!!

[realFedUp]

7. This is a scary photo...

Jean Schmidt

[roseBudd]

8. Hackett/anti schmidt flyer to download & print here

download PDF: http://bushcheated04.com/hackett.pdf