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I have Jennifer Brunner up on my google alerts because the Columbus Dispatch ignores all of her thoughtful policy pronouncements and just blows her lots of grief.
Today, in the Dayton Daily News, I saw a report that shows once again why the ONLY candidate of substance in this race is Jennifer.
Brunner called for setting a timetable “for bringing our troops home from Afghanistan as soon as possible,” and she laid out her reasons in an eight-page paper she posted at HuffPo and DailyKos.
Here's the kicker: Lee Fisher's response to this arrived via email from his campaign manager:
“While Lt. Gov. Fisher believes we should continue to aggressively target al-Qaida and disrupt terrorist networks across the world, he has serious concerns about committing tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan without a clearly defined mission and exit strategy,” Geri Prado, Fisher campaign spokeswoman, said in the e-mail.
Once again, the Fisher folks ONLY discuss the obvious. Is this guy afraid to stand for ANYTHING?
Today, in the Dayton Daily News, I saw a report that shows once again why the ONLY candidate of substance in this race is Jennifer.
Brunner called for setting a timetable “for bringing our troops home from Afghanistan as soon as possible,” and she laid out her reasons in an eight-page paper she posted at HuffPo and DailyKos.
Here's the kicker: Lee Fisher's response to this arrived via email from his campaign manager:
“While Lt. Gov. Fisher believes we should continue to aggressively target al-Qaida and disrupt terrorist networks across the world, he has serious concerns about committing tens of thousands of additional troops to Afghanistan without a clearly defined mission and exit strategy,” Geri Prado, Fisher campaign spokeswoman, said in the e-mail.
Once again, the Fisher folks ONLY discuss the obvious. Is this guy afraid to stand for ANYTHING?
The boys running the government, and the boy running for U.S. Senate, signed a letter urging congressional support for a new consumer agency that Obama proposed months ago.
The gov (Strickland,) light gov (Fisher) and two male statewide elected officials all signed the letter but the two women who are elected statewide did not. They weren't asked to sign it and one of them (Jennifer Brunner) happens to be running against Fisher for the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate.
The real funny part, according to the Columbus Dispatch:
"Brunner even issued a press release through her Senate campaign in May supporting the new agency after Obama proposed it."
Here is what I take away from this:
Where she leads, they will follow.
Strickland will continue propping up Loser Lee
The only true pro-consumer person elected statewide in Ohio is Jennifer Brunner.
Hey, if you're reading this, you should send her campaign a check. When the The Man is aligned you, money is even more important.
One more thing: Where the hell is EMILY's List?
The gov (Strickland,) light gov (Fisher) and two male statewide elected officials all signed the letter but the two women who are elected statewide did not. They weren't asked to sign it and one of them (Jennifer Brunner) happens to be running against Fisher for the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate.
The real funny part, according to the Columbus Dispatch:
"Brunner even issued a press release through her Senate campaign in May supporting the new agency after Obama proposed it."
Here is what I take away from this:
Where she leads, they will follow.
Strickland will continue propping up Loser Lee
The only true pro-consumer person elected statewide in Ohio is Jennifer Brunner.
Hey, if you're reading this, you should send her campaign a check. When the The Man is aligned you, money is even more important.
One more thing: Where the hell is EMILY's List?
Check out this new report from Pennsylvania:http://www.gamingtoday.com/industry-news/story.bv?storyid=23146
Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hasn’t been open for two months and already its debt has been downgraded by Standard & Poor’s
The property, built by Detroit entrepreneur Don Barden, owner of casinos in Indiana and Nevada, was completed by Holdings Acquisition Co. L.P. after Barden ran out of cash.
Barden sold 75% of the casino to a partnership involving Pennsylvania investor and developer, Neil Bluhm.
In announcing its downgrade of Rivers Casino’s debt to B-minus, Standard & Poor’s cited what it called "weak operating performance."
Since it opened, the casino has failed to produce revenues anywhere near its own estimates or those of proponents.
OK, now why do literate people believe all the BS they are hearing about the proposed Ohio casinos?
We learned months ago that Lee Fisher, the Lt. Gov. who wants to be in the U.S. Senate, abandoned the Ohio Department of Development in its time of need so he could campaign. (AWOL Lee, Part 1)
I find it almost laughable that the media doesn't give him any meaningful grief for this. Just when they were starting to, and when the automakers were laying more people off and announcing plant closings in Ohio, the governor appointed Lee to head some automotive task force that hasn't been heard from since. ( AWOL Lee, Part 2)
Well, today in the Columbus Dispatch, we learn that Fisher is also head of some new Economic growth Cabinet.
Guess what? It's a year old and barely meets.
Lee, do you do ANYTHING but raise money?
Right before next year's primary election, Ohio taxpayers will foot the bill for a women's summit. Unlike most other such summits across America, this one will be headed by two men -- Gov. Ted Strickland and Lt. Gov Lee Fisher.
The other co-chairs: Their wives.
Aside from sending a message that women should be defined by their choice of a mate, this tells me that the Strickland administration continues to use the limited resources of the state to prop up Lee Fisher -- his hand-picked choice to be the Democrats' nominee for the U.S. Senate.
My candidate for the nomination is Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner. Well, if Ted's wife and Lee's wife are co-chairing the summit, shouldn't Jennifer Brunner's husband be a co-chair too?
You can read all about it here:
Jennifer Brunner, the underdog candidate who is seeking the Democratic Party nomination for the U.S. just issued a blunt but dignified statement on why she is running, who has tried to pressure her out of running and what she thinks needs to be done to address some of the great issue of our day.
Here are some snippets:
". . . For me, public service at its essence is about standing up for the kinds of things we as Democrats believe in and taking the fight of my fellow Ohioans to Columbus or Washington or wherever I can best help people in need.
"I’m not running for the Senate because I believe it would be a fitting end to my career. I do not care about self-aggrandizement. I care about people. . . .
" . . . I vigorously oppose draconian cuts in state or federal funding that deprive the middle class of tools to achievement such as libraries. I vigorously oppose cuts in state or federal funding that dangerously fray the safety net, particularly cuts in substance abuse and mental health funding, services for older Ohioans and daycare for working-class moms—precisely at a time when we should be poised to successfully launch the next generation into a more technological and global economy. . . .
"If this race for the U.S. Senate is about the trappings of insider politics, then I suspect Lee Fisher will be your man. But if Ohio’s Democratic faithful are willing to look toward a new way that is really nothing more than the old way of the Golden Rule, then Jennifer Brunner will be the first woman from Ohio to be both nominated and elected to the U.S. Senate. . . .
"
My hope—and my candidacy—are based on my deep-seated belief that leadership is not bound by gender, just as it is not bought with chits and money. Leadership is earned with courage and principle that go hand in hand to move us forward. The struggle of this election is likely to reflect the struggle of everyday Ohioans to do what’s right, to achieve for themselves and their loved ones and to be good citizens in the larger community. As we move ahead in this race, I will do what Democrats do best—see things for what they are, work to bring the best people together to tackle the problems and seize upon what can be done to bring hope to Ohioans for a better day. I am in this race to stay."
Here are some snippets:
". . . For me, public service at its essence is about standing up for the kinds of things we as Democrats believe in and taking the fight of my fellow Ohioans to Columbus or Washington or wherever I can best help people in need.
"I’m not running for the Senate because I believe it would be a fitting end to my career. I do not care about self-aggrandizement. I care about people. . . .
" . . . I vigorously oppose draconian cuts in state or federal funding that deprive the middle class of tools to achievement such as libraries. I vigorously oppose cuts in state or federal funding that dangerously fray the safety net, particularly cuts in substance abuse and mental health funding, services for older Ohioans and daycare for working-class moms—precisely at a time when we should be poised to successfully launch the next generation into a more technological and global economy. . . .
"If this race for the U.S. Senate is about the trappings of insider politics, then I suspect Lee Fisher will be your man. But if Ohio’s Democratic faithful are willing to look toward a new way that is really nothing more than the old way of the Golden Rule, then Jennifer Brunner will be the first woman from Ohio to be both nominated and elected to the U.S. Senate. . . .
"
My hope—and my candidacy—are based on my deep-seated belief that leadership is not bound by gender, just as it is not bought with chits and money. Leadership is earned with courage and principle that go hand in hand to move us forward. The struggle of this election is likely to reflect the struggle of everyday Ohioans to do what’s right, to achieve for themselves and their loved ones and to be good citizens in the larger community. As we move ahead in this race, I will do what Democrats do best—see things for what they are, work to bring the best people together to tackle the problems and seize upon what can be done to bring hope to Ohioans for a better day. I am in this race to stay."
The Washington Post's Mouthpiece Theater honored Lee Fisher for the flap over his 1 a.m. shirtless video -- footage taken by his son, Jason, when Jason made a 2006 documentary.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/mouthpiece-theater/mouthpiece-theater-men-in-tigh.html
The shirtless clip was lifted from the documentary by GOP blogger Matt Naugle and turned into a YouTube video. Within its two short days of existence, it had been viewed more than 40,000. The Team Fisher, citing copyright violations, made YouTube take it down.
The Naugle did another video, using some of the same shirtless Lee. Team Fisher made it go away.
Then someone posted it on Blip TV. It's now gone.
Today's question is: Will Team Fisher go after the Washington Post or leave it alone?
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/mouthpiece-theater/mouthpiece-theater-men-in-tigh.html
The shirtless clip was lifted from the documentary by GOP blogger Matt Naugle and turned into a YouTube video. Within its two short days of existence, it had been viewed more than 40,000. The Team Fisher, citing copyright violations, made YouTube take it down.
The Naugle did another video, using some of the same shirtless Lee. Team Fisher made it go away.
Then someone posted it on Blip TV. It's now gone.
Today's question is: Will Team Fisher go after the Washington Post or leave it alone?
Here is a new video of Shirtless Lee that is more entertaining than the original:
Today, Lee Fisher's Senate campaign issued a rare public policy statement and the topic was health care.
Anthony, at Ohio Daily, points out that Fisher's policy statement comes "weeks'' after "similar statements or policy papers from the Brunner campaign,'' including her call today for health care reform legislation that includes a public insurance option.
Anthony sums up Fisher's less-than-detailed statement here:
http://www.ohiodailyblog.com/content/fisher-issues-first-policy-stances-offers-statement-health-care-principles
But on the lighter side, the Republican blogs have a video of a shirtless Lee Fisher explaining his concern that the '06 governor's race had no clear and concise message. Politico has picked it up. So have newspapers in Cincinnati and Dayton. All I can say is that Jane Godall would love this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly0DD5Gv0Hw
Brunner talks about her broader views on health care here:
http://www.jenniferbrunner.com/index.php/pages/issues
Openers is reporting today that Lee Fisher now supports same-sex marriage. Welcome Lee. You now hold the same position as Dick Cheney, who disclosed his support for marriage equality earlier this month.
Fisher's change in tune is the latest example of how he stakes out a position, only to change it when polls show he's on the wrong side.
He was opposed to the death penalty -- then he was for it when he decided to run for attorney general.
He was for progressive taxation -- then ran for governor as a tax cutter against Bob Taft. Taft won.
He was opposed to marriage equality -- before he was for it.
So why the change?
Mr. Fisher saw Jennifer Brunner in his rear-view mirror. She is challenging him for the U.S. Senate nomination and she has supported marriage equality back when polls suggested that she was out of her mind.
Nice to have you on board, Lee, but I'm still amazed that Dick Cheney got there first!
Fisher's change in tune is the latest example of how he stakes out a position, only to change it when polls show he's on the wrong side.
He was opposed to the death penalty -- then he was for it when he decided to run for attorney general.
He was for progressive taxation -- then ran for governor as a tax cutter against Bob Taft. Taft won.
He was opposed to marriage equality -- before he was for it.
So why the change?
Mr. Fisher saw Jennifer Brunner in his rear-view mirror. She is challenging him for the U.S. Senate nomination and she has supported marriage equality back when polls suggested that she was out of her mind.
Nice to have you on board, Lee, but I'm still amazed that Dick Cheney got there first!
While it's only Tuesday, Ohio is clearly headed for a very bad week. On Monday, GM let us know that facilities in Parma, Mansfield and the Columbus region will be closing.
Today, we learned that NCR's 125-year relationship with Dayton will come to an end because the state of Georgia can do two things Ohio apparently cannot: Put together an attractive job-retention package and get the NCR top brass on the phone.
Here is what the Dayton Business Journal had to say today:
"As speculation grew in recent days that a move was imminent, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland stepped in and offered NCR a $31 million incentive package to stay.
But Alison Tyrer, a spokesperson with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, said total incentives for NCR will exceed $60 million dollars."
While Georgia was crowing about what it has done, DOD director-turned-campaiger Lee Fisher has decided to whine. Here is what he said today about NCR:
“NCR is a great company, the people who work there are great people, but the top executive (Nuti) acted irresponsibly and shamefully,” Fisher told the Dayton Business Journal.
“Am I angry? You bet I’m angry.” Fisher said NCR was one of the first companies Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and he reached out to when elected in 2007.
Despite numerous overtures, the first time Strickland actually talked to Nuti was on the eve of the relocation announcement, Fisher said.
Given NCR's long history with Ohio, the paltry package we put forth amazes me but I am not surprised that NCR didn't take Ohio's overtures seriously. Ohio clearly is not taking the job of job creation seriously.
In three months, Ohio has had three development directors.
Fisher stepped down so he could spend his days and nights campaigning for the U.S. Senate. He turned the job over to "interim'' director Mark Barbash.
Mark Barbash stepped down so he could deal with some tax problems and he turned the job over to Interim Director II.
Is it no wonder we can't get corporate leaders on the phone?
In three months, Ohio has had three directors of the Ohio Department of Development. The latest, Lisa Patt-McDaniel, is the lowest paid of the three. She’s also the only woman.
According to the Columbus Dispatch, (http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/02/24/ copy/capfish.html?sid=101), she makes $88,379. Her predecessor, Mark Barbash, who is on accrued leave at the rate of $128,356, makes nearly $40,000 more. He will be paid $40,000 to do nothing other than straighten out his personal financial affairs on the state dole.
Meanwhile, the new, lower-paid, tax-paying director will carry the load of a department tasked with bringing jobs to a state that is seeing jobs flee at a furious pace.
Barbash succeeds Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher who was paid $142,500 annually but now makes $75,000 so he can run around the state on our nickel and campaign for the U.S. Senate.
Two Questions:
1. Does the Lily Ledbetter Act not apply in Ohio?
2. What do Women for Lee think about this one?
Jennifer Brunner, who is running for the U.S. Senate, took part in an on-line Q&A this weekend at Firedoglake and some of her answers were very interesting.
A few of the highlights:
Q: My state rep Barbara Boyd said this morning that on the latest of the surveys she mails out, the top two issues by miles were jobs and health care, and nothing else was close. Do you concur that those are the top two issues for Ohioans and how will you spotlight those in your campaign? Also, what do you feel are the personal qualities you have that would make you effect in the role as a very junior senator?
A: Hi, jobs and health care are foremost issues for Ohioans and Americans, especially those in the middle class and who lack them. I have raised 3 children and cared for 3 foster children. I have personally experienced what it was like before the foster children had health care benefits to go to Kroger and get them their required immunizations or to pay cash for urgent care services, and to juggle the dozens of invoices from various provider and try to match them up to multiple insurance statements, all while trying to care for children, work and maintain a household. I have lived the live of an everyday Ohioan, and I can relate to so many people I meet. When I was a judge, people in the most impoverished circumstances stood before me. I worked to create solutions for better response of the community so that people could reach their goals or simply get through a day better. That is why I want to be in the Senate, because public service is about bettering the lives of others, using leadership to cause things to happen that empower people to be able to write their own future stories.
Q: I am a long-time Ohio resident who once supported Mary Boyle as the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate, who supported Hillary (that was a tough call for me since I LOVE Obama) in the primary and who now supports you. Why do you think it is so difficult for highly competent women to get nominated for the big jobs?
A:
Mary Boyle has been very encouraging to me in this race. It was not easy for her to run in 1998, and some in her own party (she had a primary election in which she came very close) tried to discourage people from supporting her or donating money to her, saying "she couldn't win." Some of those people were running for other offices on the ballot at the time.
I am in this race for the long haul. Politics is so often affected by the timing of other events. I know that it takes a little luck, some guidance from above, a great team, a clear head and a lot of hard work to win. I have assembled a great and dedicated team for the campaign, and I'm willing to do my part on the hard work and keeping a clear head. The rest requires some faith. This is a race I can win. By winning I can "soften the ground" for others who follow, not just women, but minorities and LGBT candidates and other progressive candidates who will represent all of us in our democratic form of government.
A few of the highlights:
Q: My state rep Barbara Boyd said this morning that on the latest of the surveys she mails out, the top two issues by miles were jobs and health care, and nothing else was close. Do you concur that those are the top two issues for Ohioans and how will you spotlight those in your campaign? Also, what do you feel are the personal qualities you have that would make you effect in the role as a very junior senator?
A: Hi, jobs and health care are foremost issues for Ohioans and Americans, especially those in the middle class and who lack them. I have raised 3 children and cared for 3 foster children. I have personally experienced what it was like before the foster children had health care benefits to go to Kroger and get them their required immunizations or to pay cash for urgent care services, and to juggle the dozens of invoices from various provider and try to match them up to multiple insurance statements, all while trying to care for children, work and maintain a household. I have lived the live of an everyday Ohioan, and I can relate to so many people I meet. When I was a judge, people in the most impoverished circumstances stood before me. I worked to create solutions for better response of the community so that people could reach their goals or simply get through a day better. That is why I want to be in the Senate, because public service is about bettering the lives of others, using leadership to cause things to happen that empower people to be able to write their own future stories.
Q: I am a long-time Ohio resident who once supported Mary Boyle as the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. Senate, who supported Hillary (that was a tough call for me since I LOVE Obama) in the primary and who now supports you. Why do you think it is so difficult for highly competent women to get nominated for the big jobs?
A:
Mary Boyle has been very encouraging to me in this race. It was not easy for her to run in 1998, and some in her own party (she had a primary election in which she came very close) tried to discourage people from supporting her or donating money to her, saying "she couldn't win." Some of those people were running for other offices on the ballot at the time.
I am in this race for the long haul. Politics is so often affected by the timing of other events. I know that it takes a little luck, some guidance from above, a great team, a clear head and a lot of hard work to win. I have assembled a great and dedicated team for the campaign, and I'm willing to do my part on the hard work and keeping a clear head. The rest requires some faith. This is a race I can win. By winning I can "soften the ground" for others who follow, not just women, but minorities and LGBT candidates and other progressive candidates who will represent all of us in our democratic form of government.
I saw one of those phony "memos" from the Fisher campaign. I pasted it below.
But if there was more candor and honesty in politics, the Brunner campaign would put one like this:
TO: ANYBODY BUT FISHER FOR OHIO TEAM
FR: A BRUNNER BACKER
RE: POLLS SHOW VOTERS DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL LEE FISHER IS
Although it is early in the 2010 cycle, several polls all converge on a single, consistent result: Lee Fisher has run statewide four times and the voters don't know who the hell he is.
Jennifer Brunner has run once - and she and Lee are polling neck and neck - and both beat likely GOP nominee Rob Portman.
Since Brunner is a newcomer, and Fisher has been around FOREVER, these polling numbers don't bode well for Lee. Lee Fisher is, after all, the same guy who got beat by BOB TAFT.
Yes, Lee has a strong record of fighting for Ohio's hard-working women and men - as long as they are straight - but electing the recently departed development director after our state has been bleeding jobs is downright self destructive, even for Democrats!
As a state legislator, Attorney General, high-paid non-profit leader and Lieutenant Governor and Director of Development, Lee has proven an amazing ability to raise large sums of money from northeast Ohio friends and those dependent on the discretionary power of whatever job he holds at the time.
What he has failed to prove, however, is that he's likable enough to be electable.
Senate races are expensive and Ohio is more expensive than most states. But these early poll results make one thing clear: Don't waste your money on Lee. Give to Jennifer Brunner. She can win!
TO: FISHER FOR OHIO TEAM
FR: GERI PRADO, CAMPAIGN MANAGER
RE: POLLS SHOW FISHER WITH CONSISTENT LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN PORTMAN
Although it is early in the 2010 cycle, several polls all converge on a single, consistent result: Lee Fisher leads Republican Rob Portman.
We're certainly taking nothing for granted and understand that there is a long road ahead of us. But this early, solid lead demonstrates that Lee's record of fighting for Ohio's hard working women and men -- along with his efforts to revitalize our economy -- give him an edge in the race to become Ohio's next U.S. Senator.
Lee's outstanding record of public service speaks for itself. As a state legislator, as Attorney General and Ohio's top crime fighter, as a leader for families and children in the non-profit world and as the Lieutenant Governor and Director of Development, Lee has dedicated himself to fighting to keep jobs in Ohio, to grow our economy, to keep families together and to make Ohio's streets safer for our children.
Ohioans are tired of seeing their jobs shipped overseas. As Bush's point man on the economy, Rob Portman would only continue the failed policies of an administration that drove us into this national economic crisis that has hit Ohio so hard.
When the first quarter fundraising numbers were released last month, we learned that Portman is going to be a formidable opponent: thanks to a one-time transfer of almost $1.5 million from an old campaign account, he is sitting on a large campaign warchest. Thankfully, our own fundraising is competitive with Portman, but it's clear that this is going to be a long, tough race, despite our early lead.
Senate races are expensive and Ohio is more expensive than most states. But these early poll results make one thing clear: If we have the resources to compete effectively with Portman's special interest money, there is no doubt Lee Fisher will win this race.
But if there was more candor and honesty in politics, the Brunner campaign would put one like this:
TO: ANYBODY BUT FISHER FOR OHIO TEAM
FR: A BRUNNER BACKER
RE: POLLS SHOW VOTERS DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL LEE FISHER IS
Although it is early in the 2010 cycle, several polls all converge on a single, consistent result: Lee Fisher has run statewide four times and the voters don't know who the hell he is.
Jennifer Brunner has run once - and she and Lee are polling neck and neck - and both beat likely GOP nominee Rob Portman.
Since Brunner is a newcomer, and Fisher has been around FOREVER, these polling numbers don't bode well for Lee. Lee Fisher is, after all, the same guy who got beat by BOB TAFT.
Yes, Lee has a strong record of fighting for Ohio's hard-working women and men - as long as they are straight - but electing the recently departed development director after our state has been bleeding jobs is downright self destructive, even for Democrats!
As a state legislator, Attorney General, high-paid non-profit leader and Lieutenant Governor and Director of Development, Lee has proven an amazing ability to raise large sums of money from northeast Ohio friends and those dependent on the discretionary power of whatever job he holds at the time.
What he has failed to prove, however, is that he's likable enough to be electable.
Senate races are expensive and Ohio is more expensive than most states. But these early poll results make one thing clear: Don't waste your money on Lee. Give to Jennifer Brunner. She can win!
TO: FISHER FOR OHIO TEAM
FR: GERI PRADO, CAMPAIGN MANAGER
RE: POLLS SHOW FISHER WITH CONSISTENT LEAD OVER REPUBLICAN PORTMAN
Although it is early in the 2010 cycle, several polls all converge on a single, consistent result: Lee Fisher leads Republican Rob Portman.
We're certainly taking nothing for granted and understand that there is a long road ahead of us. But this early, solid lead demonstrates that Lee's record of fighting for Ohio's hard working women and men -- along with his efforts to revitalize our economy -- give him an edge in the race to become Ohio's next U.S. Senator.
Lee's outstanding record of public service speaks for itself. As a state legislator, as Attorney General and Ohio's top crime fighter, as a leader for families and children in the non-profit world and as the Lieutenant Governor and Director of Development, Lee has dedicated himself to fighting to keep jobs in Ohio, to grow our economy, to keep families together and to make Ohio's streets safer for our children.
Ohioans are tired of seeing their jobs shipped overseas. As Bush's point man on the economy, Rob Portman would only continue the failed policies of an administration that drove us into this national economic crisis that has hit Ohio so hard.
When the first quarter fundraising numbers were released last month, we learned that Portman is going to be a formidable opponent: thanks to a one-time transfer of almost $1.5 million from an old campaign account, he is sitting on a large campaign warchest. Thankfully, our own fundraising is competitive with Portman, but it's clear that this is going to be a long, tough race, despite our early lead.
Senate races are expensive and Ohio is more expensive than most states. But these early poll results make one thing clear: If we have the resources to compete effectively with Portman's special interest money, there is no doubt Lee Fisher will win this race.
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