Good news at the outset

While I think Brunner should stay at SoS for purely selfish reasons (we saw what that lowlife Blackwell was able to do when he was in control), I don't know which of our 2 candidates will be a stronger candidate in the general for the Senate against Portman.

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by: Ajax the Greater @ Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 15:04:33 PM UTC

My guess

Even strength.  But Brunner would be more progressive as a Senator.  I, like you, am not sure that that's enough reason to shift away from SoS.  But, since she herself said returning to SoS was not one of her options, she might be the better choice.

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by: Tiger in BlueDenver @ Tue Jun 23, 2009 at 21:16:21 PM UTC

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No Brunner-Fisher numbers?

I'm surprised that PPP didn't do a primary matchup. Granted, there'd still be a large number of undecideds, but I would have liked to see how Fisher and Brunner fared against each other.

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by: corran horn @ Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 13:43:39 PM UTC

Hoping for Brunner

to pull out the primary, especially considering both Dems are faring well against Portman.  I've never really liked Fisher, and Brunner's done an outstanding job as Ohio's Secretary of State.  I feel she is the most qualified for the job, anyway.  Portman's too stained from the Bush era to win anyway, I hope.  I can't see his favorables ever going much above 50/50 unless his campaign is masterful.  To think that my home state might end up with 2 democratic senators, what a change from a decade ago.  Nothing against Voinovich who I feel has done a phenomenal job as Governor and Senator, but I always hated DeWine and it was great to see him get his against Sherrod Brown (who once hailed from OH-13, my CD)

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by: StephenCLE @ Fri Jun 26, 2009 at 16:38:56 PM UTC

Don't you mean pull "ahead"

Hoping for her to pull out seems counter-intuitive to the rest of your post.

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by: corran horn @ Sat Jun 27, 2009 at 20:37:42 PM UTC

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I think pull out in this context means "pull out a win".

I use that phrase all the time.

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by: californianintexas @ Sun Jun 28, 2009 at 00:49:27 AM UTC

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