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Friday, July 29, 2005
OH-02: Paul Hackett Receiving Support to Compete
Posted by Bob BrighamThe lede in today's Hotline (subscription only):
What's The Matter With OhioBelieve it or not, it seems that many folks on vacation next week may actually finding themselves wondering about the OH 02 special Tuesday night between GOPer Jean Schmidt and Dem Paul Hackett.
-- As of deadline, both the NRCC and DCCC are now in with last minute six figure mail and TV buys. It's hard to imagine that a CD which voted for Bush over Kerry 64-36 is really in play. But there are a number of factors. First, the OH GOP is in shambles as we've highlighted for months with GOP Gov. Bob Taft sporting the worst approval ratings of any GOV in the country.
-- Second, Hackett's a unique candidate who has used his Iraq war veteran status to raise a decent amount of blogosphere money. The NRCC didn't want to see Schmidt caught off guard (apparently the campaign's been slow to respond to Hackett's negatives). The DCCC didn't want to go in too soon prompting an earlier entry by the NRCC. It's hard to fathom how the GOP loses. Still, it's a special in August and crazy things can happen.
| NETROOT$ | 96 Hours Ago | 72 Hours Ago | 48 Hours Ago | 24 Hours Ago | RIGHT NOW |
| Investors | 2,960 | 3,525 | 4,347 | 5,200 | 6,332 |
| TOTAL | $147,350.59 | $175,669.59 | $228,231.58 | $274,688.22 | $335,075.27 |
And Eschaton is at $21751.55 from 558 people (up from $16,451.51 from 420 people yesterday).
Posted at 12:33 PM in Netroots, Ohio | Technorati