Paul Hackett made the front page of Daily Kos twice in the last few days. The fact that he is a favorite of the Kossacks is a huge plus.

If he does run I would expect the popping of champagne corks to ring out from Schmidt HQ. So far I haven’t seen any other credible threats on the horizon, but there’s still a little time left. Democrats and COAST members better start ramping up fast. While there’s a lot of heat on Capitol Hill right now, Congresswoman Schmidt is just about the only member that can honestly claim to have nothing to do with the current crisis facing the GOP in Washington. That will make it harder to find issues to use against her.