I live in Ohio and just about every other TV ad is pro-Portman/anti-Strickland. The money difference is obvious.
And the ads started a year ago
âIt is important for Democrats to run up the score
and not just win the Senate and that looks difficult at this point,â Kondik said.
Pleased to see this sentiment at the articleâs end.
(Considering the writer.)
And also as this was the first thought I had when reading the headline.
(D)s donât think of themselves as ruthless.
But we need to muster all the ruth we can.
In terms of being able to enact as much of HRCâs agenda in the first 2yrs as possible.
If Iâm correct? Sheâll be ready-to-roll out policy almost immediately.
She can work with most of the infrastructure BHO has in place.
We (D)s simply have to give her the Senate majority to do so.
(As if I need remind everyone of the SCOTUS appointment?)
When I mentioned âruthlessâ above? It can mean any number of actions.
Volunteering time or donating money.
Assisting individuals in acquiring ID in those places where required.
Driving individuals to-and-from polling places.
Ruthless can mean âefficientâ.
Such an opportunity. Seems a lifetime in coming.
jw1
Close our eyes and think of the Notorious RBG
Whoever is paying for the ads must think so.
Re Portman union endorsements:
International Union of Operating Engineers, United Mineworkers, Teamsters and Fraternal Order of Police have not been voting for Democrats for decades. I would doubt if the majority of the membership have voted for a D dogcatcher.
They are already mostly registered Republicans. This is not a big shift in Ohio politics.
Perhaps not, but they do tend to vote on the basis of name recognition. Especially those who donât base their votes on policy positions.
Reading this article it sounds like Democrats are settling for just enough. That isnât the formula for a successful Clinton presidency.
This is unfortunate. $60K doesnât go very far, especially after Citizens United. I had not donated to Strickland but I rectified that oversight. (Act Blue, BTW)
Maybe, but when the top of the ticket is far ahead voters for the other side also tend to rationalize reasons why going to the polls isnât as important as say, grocery shopping. While omnipotence isnât my strong suit, Iâd rather be where we are right now than where âtheyâ are.
Iâm a bit of a Cassandra about the Senate races, but I reckon itâs still early in the game. Infuriating that Rubio, the most idle and self-seeking senator in the country, currently has a lead.
Iâm okay with a 50:50 tie in the Senate, since VP Kaine has the tiebreaker.
The pressure really needs to be on closing or eliminating the gap in the House.
Democrats have needed to be ruthless in most states for some time. The problem really is that the Party doesnât seem to want to bring out the knives very often. Iâm hoping that new leadership will help that since, letâs face it, Wasserman-Schultz has never done a good job.
I truly donât believe that the Rube will be re elected. Not just saying that. Not only did he tell the country that he doesnât want the job, he also burned plenty of bridges with the FL GOP. I chalk FL as a genuine toss up at this point.
All the Ohio political ads Iâve seen on this site have been Portman"s 
ButâŚbutâŚthe article said unions are always in the bag for Dems. So if a union does not endorse a Dem, that means Trump is gonna win. Donât it mean that?
Man Iâm hoping so. Big land slide that carries a lot of Ds into congress to give the back control of both houses. Then hopefully Hillary wonât hesitate like Obama did when he had control and to go full bore D changes. Bernie voters might even be happyâŚjust kiddingâŚthey still probable bitch and moan.
Hit it Paul!
" but the Democratsâ are finding their job a little tougher than first expected."
There are never any apostrophes in plural nouns!!
HIRE A PROOF READER!!
Itâs time to press our advantage not gloat over a perceived edge. Make it happen by volunteering and getting out the vote.
We need to give people permission to do the right thing. That doesnât happen by just talking to ourselves. Let the voters tell us what they are feeling and they will vote Democratic this time.
Phone and canvass for your favorite state or local Democratic candidate. Speak up in social situations. Just one voice of reason in a casual conversation can spur three or four people to take the leap away from all the GOP candidates in this election. They want to purge the toxic remnants of the Bush/Cheney Era.