Hackett Feels Betrayed By Democrats
“For me, this is a second betrayal. First, my government misused and mismanaged the military in Iraq, and now my own party is afraid to support candidates like me.”
Those were the words of Paul Hackett after he announced he would drop out of the race for Ohio Senate. He claims that Senators Schumer and Reid asked him to step aside to let Congressman Sherrod Brown contest Senator Mike DeWine's incumbancy. These Senators had been instrumental in persuading Hackett to challenge DeWine before Brown declared his candidacy.
This was clearly a strategical decision for the Democrats as Brown was out-performing Hackett in fundraising (a key element in a contentious general election). By forcing Hackett out the Democratic hierarchy is hoping to unite the party behind a single candidate.
Though the tactic is distasteful it was probably a smart decision by Democrats.
NY Times article
Those were the words of Paul Hackett after he announced he would drop out of the race for Ohio Senate. He claims that Senators Schumer and Reid asked him to step aside to let Congressman Sherrod Brown contest Senator Mike DeWine's incumbancy. These Senators had been instrumental in persuading Hackett to challenge DeWine before Brown declared his candidacy.
This was clearly a strategical decision for the Democrats as Brown was out-performing Hackett in fundraising (a key element in a contentious general election). By forcing Hackett out the Democratic hierarchy is hoping to unite the party behind a single candidate.
Though the tactic is distasteful it was probably a smart decision by Democrats.
NY Times article
posted by PoliticalNut at 12:23 AM
1 Comments:
I think Brown would have won the primary but that would not have upset the angry left as much. This demoralizes them and plays into the "establishment sucks" mentality. Brown may be a better candidate for Ds, but he has a long record that is further from the middle than DeWine's in OH. Hackett had the ability to connect with voters who sit out of elections, Brown does not.
Unless DeWine does something to get fired, there is no reason Brown would win. Hackett, however, looked fresh and new. He might have had a chance by motivating new voters and exciting people in a way that a liberal sitting Congressman can't.
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