Paul Hackett for Senate in '06!

[tk2kewl]

If he can take 48% in rethug districts he'll beat DeWine in a walk.

[still_one]

1. no, all the repukes will say is "gay marriage"

and its over

[tk2kewl]

2. screw that.

Hackett will say "Don't you have anything more important to do than worry about what other people are doing in their bedrooms, you homophobe, chickenhawk bitch!?"

[still_one]

3. I agree, but it was strong enough to turn some black votes

against Kerry in 2004

prejudice knows no logic. Are jobs more important than what someone does in their personal life, that doesn't affect you?

unless we can turn that around, we are screwed

[tk2kewl]

4. we need people willing to call the pukes on their shit

flat out! fuck your homophobic shit! there is important work to do!

that MUST be the response to that kind of crap.

[still_one]

11. will we have the guts?

[tk2kewl]

15. I think if Hackett is running in a high profile Senate race

people will be forced to take sides. It will givee progressives a platform against pukes and the DLC.

[Raiden]

5. I REALLY like the sound of that

:popcorn:

[tk2kewl]

8. I am SO sick of this shit! Paul Hackett must be an example to

all Democrats: take no bullshit - hit them where it hurts and kick them when they're down

[snowbear]

7. Wait a minute....

Major Hackett was running against all odds in a heavy Rethuglican district.

Wouldn't things be different if ALL of Ohio voted for the U.S. Senate seat?

If he did this good tonight -- definitely, he should run for U.S. Senate!! :bounce:

The only "possible" candidates they were thinking of running were state Sen. Eric Fingerhut and Jerry Springer.

Go for it Paul!!!

[tk2kewl]

9. Damn right!

:toast:

[BamaLefty]

6. I Thought OH Already Banned That???

Last Nov right?

[tk2kewl]

10. they'll just put some other hateful shit on the ballot

mandatory chastity belts for all unmarried women or some shit

[safi0]

12. I was actually

Thinking of proposing this myself. I love Sherrod Brown but I hate him dragging his feet which he always does in these types of situations. I completely agree that Paul Hackett should be Dewine's opponent and I think we on DU should get the ball rollind with a draft Hackett petition

[tk2kewl]

14. It would be the kind of high profile race that would require

everyone to take sides across the country. He should run!

[BamaLefty]

13. Nails for Breakfast for Illegitimate Children?

That will show them!!

Warren County would be full throttle behind it! :eyes:

[OhioBlue]

29. They Did

And, Senator DeWine opposed the ballot initiative.

On Edit - sorry posted in wrong place - this was in response to the earlier post asking "Didn't Ohio already ban that" (Gay Marriage)

I don't think the Repukes can get any more out of that hateful crap if it came down to Hackett/Dewine.

[derby378]

16. This is a damn good idea

I wanna see it happen, too!!

[tk2kewl]

18. Paul's no-bull approach could set the debate for all races in '06!

:patriot:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

17. I was going to post just that. It's a no-brainer actually.

From what I hear, the rest of Ohio is WAY bluer than the district in Mr. Hackett competed. It would seem the Morans could only win if they resurrected Lincoln and had him move to Ohio.

Edit: typo

[tk2kewl]

19. Hell Yeah!

:thumbsup:

[BamaLefty]

23. WAYYYYYY Bluer

indeed. OH is as "purple" as they get. Just not Hackett's district...

[Blue Belle]

20. I'm all for Hackett for Senate...

I think he's a great choice, and he's already a familiar face with the come from behind/ underdog persona that people just love. He's made great gains in a heavily republican district, so the ground work has been set... If he had the time to run a proper campaign, and started the ground rolling on his campaign now, I think he'd win in a landslide. :)

[tk2kewl]

22. I don't only want him to run because I think he can win...

I think it would be a race that would capture the entire country's interest and set the debate for all races in '06. And that is what we desperately need -- to control the debate, and shove this illegal war down every republican's throat.

[OhioBlue]

30. I think he could too

especially considering the black cloud hanging over repukes in Ohio right now. I'm all for the draft Hackett for Senate push!!!!!

[Puzzler]

21. Agreed (nt)

-P

[Pacifist Patriot]

24. Oh make it so!

[Imagevision]

25. Recommend

[Imagevision]

26. WE must reinstate paper ballots - thats a given!! I can see all future

elections being called as; "close" what year do we wake up to this one? and the strange part about it is that the dems don't seem to be making any headway on this most serious problem!! what say you MF!

[deadparrot]

27. Has he said anything about future plans?

I know he's going back to Iraq soon, but has he talked about running again (more specifically, for Senate)?

That would be awesome.

[Twist_U_Up]

32. He was on Springer today

and said everything is up in the air and he has to talk with his wife. They are in no hurry.

[rzemanfl]

34. If he is going to Iraq, do you think for a minute he will come back?

Bushco can have him whacked there for the price of a sack of groceries.

[immoderate]

28. Hackett is an attractive candidate.

His straight spoken style should win him independent votes. By 2006 people will be screaming for relief from the war regime. If the Bush admin is discredited (long overdue) they should take down a lot of Republicans with them.

I agree that Paul will make a great point man in this battle. With a better organization, more financing and his new found name recognition, it sounds like a natural.

--IMM

[Joanne98]

31. How did this party become the "Gay rights party"?

[terrya]

33. Because.....we don't want to be the intolerant Religious Right?

:shrug: