Brown vs. Hackett: The X-Factor

You’ve heard all kinds of bloviating with respect to the Ohio Senate race–how Hackett (who announced his candidacy today at his home near Cincinnati) will do better in the general election because he’ll attract more swing voters; how Brown is a progressive champion, who was progressive before being progressive was cool.
But in all that, two [...]

A Bit O’ Fun

The idealistic speechwriter is well-liked by just about everyone. He’s known for his excellent writing, sense of humor, and tendency to be clutzy. Although being younger than the rest of the staff, he’s often treated as so, much to his dismay.
:: Which West Wing character are you? ::
Well, not quite [...]

Message Discipline

I was reading the latest issue of Mother Jones magazine, which had not one but two articles on Paul Hackett.
The first one was what’s called in journalism a “tick-tock” piece. Basically, it’s a blow-by-blow, day-by-day, sometimes hour-by-hour accounting of how something happened, and they’re done so that you can get a feel of what [...]

A Mystery Candidate…?

Hmmm…I just noticed something while taking of a few housekeeping tasks on the Internet side.
If you go to the Be the Change homepage, which you can find here, there’s a straw poll on the right hand side.
What’s the straw poll, you ask?

Brown & Hackett

The Ohio Senate race next year may soon become one of the nastiest fights. I hope it doesn’t. But I’m afraid it will. And if you’re wondering, I’m not talking about the general election fight against Mike DeWine, though that will be plenty nasty as well; I’m talking about the Democratic primary.
If you’re just now [...]