Now that Lee Fisher lost

[Mkap]

It allows Jennifer Brunner to run against Portman

[Yeahyeah]

1. Not if Lee Fisher demands a rematch.

Lee! Lee!

[Ninga]

2. Six. Long. Years. Of. Portman. Yuck.

[ChoppinBroccoli]

3. And In The Meantime.............

...........toolbox Husted will make rigged voting machines the Law of Ohio, so no Democrat will EVER win again. Why, oh why did Brunner have to step down as Secretary of State? I know she has bigger ambitions and all, but she would have wiped the floor with Husted. Now she's out of office entirely, has to wait 6 years to challenge (and ultimately defeat--because she WILL) Portman, and while she's waiting, Husted will erase every bit of progress she's made in the Secretary of State's office. Ohio is about to become a third-world country where it won't matter HOW you vote, Republicans will win 100% of the time (and usually with 99% of the vote--because if it were 100%, it would be too obvious).

[OhioBlue]

5. Our entire Statewide ticket lost

I'm not sure how you think Jennifer would have wiped the floor with Husted. I would have thought the same for Cordray and even Pepper too... but alas... we lost.. we lost everything. If Jen had stayed in the SOS - down ticket race - I highly doubt it would have changed the outcome. We would still be looking at the same election results with the GOP winning everything.

However.... if she was at the top of the ticket instead of Fisher.. I do think we would have won at least the Gov and AG and probably Auditor. Fisher ran a miserable campaign and as 1/2 of the top of the ticket dragged everyone down. Jen would have run a much better campaign, would have been outspent handily, but I do think she would have given the enthusiasm and progressive voice to the campaign that we so dearly needed. She would have improved the entire ticket with her leadership. She couldn't have done as much as a down ticket candidate. We needed her as a Senate candidate. Ohio would have been much better off if we had her at the top of the ticket.

[Johnny Harpo]

4. Now That Lee Lost..Lets Hope...

he does not run again since he obviously can't win and party money spent on him is wasted.