Ohio 2nd Blog

Here’s a little reading to go with your coffee before you head out to canvass for Hackett.

• The Enquirer > Schmidt can’t recall Ach favor
  Howard Wilkinson follows up on the story broken by The Blade. (We wonder if they’re trying to make up for the whole Fritz Wenzel thing.)
• The Enquirer > Go to polls, don’t ‘coast’ on election
  We’ve got to agree with that one. Vote for the person you think is the best candidate. Telling people to just stay home is pretty lame.
• The Cincinnati Post > 2nd District race heats up at end
• The Cincinnati Post > Iraq war veteran makes run for Rob Portman’s seat interesting [new]
• Georgetown News Democrat > Campaigns ‘heat up’
  Wade Linville covers the debate.
• The Mississippi Press > In Ohio, a veteran fights a new war
  Columnist John Leek on why he’s praying Paul Hackett makes it.
• MSNBC > Iraq war vet for Congress
  Countdown’s Monica Novotny has a profile up on Paul with video.

Dem Bloggers has up the lastest commercial from the Hackett campaign. This was made possible by massive online fundraising.

Crooks & Liars has the video.

• Grow Ohio > Paul Hackett Thanks the Netroots (Video)
• Swing State Project > Schmidt Denies Being Rubber Stamp
  Bob Brigham calls the debate a Hackett blowout.
• The race made it into The Note.
  Scroll way down. Better yet just search for Hackett.

From yesterday’s Inside Politics on CNN: (more…)

Dem Bloggers has posted the first Paul Hackett ad in some more friendly formats.

I’ve been given copies of the first television commercials for the Hackett for Congress campaign. I’ve been told that they will begin running tomorrow.

• A Call to Service _[mp4]

You will need QuickTime to view these videos.

To help get these ads on the air go to http://www.actblue.com/list/hackett.

UPDATE: I pulled one of the files at the request of the Hackett campaign.

UPDATE2: Dem Bloggers has the ad up in more formats.

Dem Bloggers has been cool in setting up a permanent Link to the CNN segment on Paul Hackett.

CNN has the video up now.
Click on “Special Election Focuses on Iraqi War“.

Paul came off very well. President Bush speaking up on Iraq strangely seems to be helping Hackett. Now when they are looking for a contrasting voice, there he is.

One thing that’s interesting about the piece is that Vice-President Cheney complains about monday morning quarterbacks. That’s one thing about Hackett… when it comes to Iraq, Paul Hackett actually is a quarterback. (more…)