The Razor's Edge
Projections are showing that-- in spite of an early lead-- as the more Republican-leaning districts report in, Jean Schmidt is going to take the Ohio election by a narrow margin. A very narrow margin, considering that Republican candidates usually win by about 75% to 25%. Over the course of the evening, the margin of victory has been within fewer than 2,500 votes.
Hackett's campaign was the longest of longshots. But through web donations of $10 here and $25 there, we forced the Republican party to pour money into an election that should have been no contest.
Judging from ubermensch/poll analyst Charlie Cook's column earlier today, this will be the result: a "Schmidt win of less than five points should be a very serious warning sign for Ohio Republicans that something is very, very wrong." (With thanks to Shallow Larynx.)
Not bad,eh? The good news is that next year we can use the same tactics-- making a small donation to a number of candidates-- that the GOP will have to spend massive amounts of money to defend the seats of Republicans who represent hugely unpopular policies.
Signing off for the evening....
Hackett's campaign was the longest of longshots. But through web donations of $10 here and $25 there, we forced the Republican party to pour money into an election that should have been no contest.
Judging from ubermensch/poll analyst Charlie Cook's column earlier today, this will be the result: a "Schmidt win of less than five points should be a very serious warning sign for Ohio Republicans that something is very, very wrong." (With thanks to Shallow Larynx.)
Not bad,eh? The good news is that next year we can use the same tactics-- making a small donation to a number of candidates-- that the GOP will have to spend massive amounts of money to defend the seats of Republicans who represent hugely unpopular policies.
Signing off for the evening....
posted by Matt Sandwich | 8:38 PM
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