That’s a good article. You have to hope that by now people realize that there is an election in August. I also hope that everyone reads about the candidates, so that there decision isn’t based solely on party affiliation because as Jene points out, Schmidt is not in-line with a lot of Republicans.
[...] To put it another way, all Jean has to do is find 1 new voter for every 3 voters that Hackett finds and she still wins. I shouldn’t need to remind everyone that this district voted 75% for Bush and finding Republicans is a LOT easier than finding Democrats. This is why I believe that the Hackett energy and advertising may backfire. I note that in the last few days he has spooled up some severe negative advertising against Schmidt, trying to depress the Republican turnout. There seems to be some coordination with the blogosphere with the negativity on Jean. So much for a “positive, issue-oriented campaign” eh? [...]
That’s a good article. You have to hope that by now people realize that there is an election in August. I also hope that everyone reads about the candidates, so that there decision isn’t based solely on party affiliation because as Jene points out, Schmidt is not in-line with a lot of Republicans.
[...] To put it another way, all Jean has to do is find 1 new voter for every 3 voters that Hackett finds and she still wins. I shouldn’t need to remind everyone that this district voted 75% for Bush and finding Republicans is a LOT easier than finding Democrats. This is why I believe that the Hackett energy and advertising may backfire. I note that in the last few days he has spooled up some severe negative advertising against Schmidt, trying to depress the Republican turnout. There seems to be some coordination with the blogosphere with the negativity on Jean. So much for a “positive, issue-oriented campaign” eh? [...]