Democratic bloggers and the "netroots" have been strongly pushing the candidacy of Paul Hackett in today's congressional race in Southwestern Ohio. Kos is jumping the gun in saying "Win or lose, we made this a contest when no one thought it possible" - I mean, it's probably appropriate to see the results before you can be sure it's a real contest. But the combination of a lousy Republican candidate, a great Democratic candidate, and scandals swirling in state Republican circles has opened the door for a strong Democratic showing in what's possibly the most Republican district in the state. Given all this, and particularly the raves Hackett's received and the attention the race has garnered in some circles, I'm rather surprised I haven't heard one particular consequence of this mentioned - a Hackett candidacy again US Sen. Mike DeWine. Presuming he loses, and he likely will, well, Hackett seems to be benefiting from all kinds of good will and good press, the Democrats need a candidate, and Hackett wants to serve in Congress. So ... why not the Senate if the Republican nature of the 2nd district is just too strong to overcome?
Posted by armand at August 2, 2005 12:17 PM | TrackBack | Posted to Politics