I’d love to be a fly on the wall of the Paul Hackett campaign
headquarters in Ohio’s 2nd District. He and Republican Jean Schmidt are
on today’s special-election ballot to replace Rob Portman. Usually, by
this time of day on election day things are winding down in a campaign.
But since about 12:30 today Rush Limbaugh has been playing audio of
misleading Hackett TV commercials and directing listeners to watch it on his Web site. With the polls open for several more hours, you know the Hackett campaign is pulling their hair out.
The ad in question begins with President Bush speaking at Ft.
Bragg, followed by Hackett talking about how Bush inspired him to
re-join the Marines and go to Iraq. Not once does it mention that
Hackett is a Democrat and not once does he mention his statements that
Bush is an “S.O.B” and that he should never have sent forces into Iraq.
In fact, it looks like a Bush endorsement, something that has upset the Ohio Republican Party.
