<p>Good point. The Ohio “machine” along with the poobahs in DC did a very successful job of Swiftboating Hackett. We know you don’t like Swiftboating. You said as such when you started this thread. You must be outraged.</p>
<p>Brownie, you spin more than my clothes dryer. Hackett wasn’t Swiftboated. Nice try. Thank you for playing. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t bet on the Ohio Senate race at this time either way. I think you’re being a little optimistic, looking through red-colored glasses.</p>
<p>Actually, TheDad - Hackett was swiftboated - by the Republicans, last summer. As to why Brownie keeps saying he was swiftboated by democrats - well I guess she’s just repeating, and repeating, and repeating the most recent right wing talking point - and the Republican dial is apparently now set on “obfuscate.”</p>
<p>kluge</p>
<p>Here’s the news you won’t read elsewhere. Hackett is the one who has said that he was swiftboated by fellow Dems. Apparently there are Dems who don’t like military types in their party - now who would have thought that? Even though Hackett earns high marks by the Dem leadership for being a trial lawyer, his active participation in the military is a no-no.</p>
<p>Ohio is setting up to be an interesting race for the Dems. Sherrod Brown, the leadership’s favored son, is being challenged by a fellow named Merrill Keiser, Jr. who doesn’t particuarly care for gay folk. It looks like Merrill is going to fracture the Dem vote in Ohio. The Dems need Ohio, but it looks like Merrill is going to throw the race into a tizzy. Merrill wants to make homosexual behavior a capital crime. Watch for a lot of fireworks in the Buckeye State.</p>