Lee Fisher mails it in (the rest of his campaign cash, that is):
As the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported yesterday, Fisher — the Democratic nominee for Senate — decided to turn what little campaign cash he has left — $100,000 — over to the state Democratic Party for general GOTV efforts.
Two weeks ago, “Fisher’s campaign for U.S. Senate was down to $308,631 in its bank account,” the paper reported. “Sums like that don’t last long and replenishing it is a challenge when a candidate lags in the polls.”
Though Fisher has promised “he is not abandoning the campaign or giving up” against former Rep. Rob Portman (R), the Columbus Dispatch reports that the move by Fisher “essentially drained his campaign treasury.”
This is the end. My only friend, the end…
As miserable a race as this was for Team Blue despite such great hopes when George Voinovich announced his retirement, at least Fisher is using what little change he has left for a good cause. There are some retiring Democrats who refuse to do the same!
for being a team player even in the face of his own defeat
I think the Star Wars analogy was perfect. Who knows, maybe a few state legislature races could be decided by this money.
How stingy does Evan Byah look right now?
Sad to see this happen. Portman is such a flawed candidate we should have been able to take him out. I don’t think Brunner would have done it either, but maybe T. Ryan or someone similar could have.
Well, at least you guys still have Sherrod Brown, who is an awesome Senator, BTW. It’s too bad he couldn’t be joined by another Dem in the delegation, but that’s how things shake out, sometime.
The GOP wave is set to sweep Michigan’s state races. Really disheartening, but we had a good 8 year run in the governor’s office.
Nice guy, terrible candidate. He must feel absolutely awful… hasn’t won statewide in 20 years.
Maybe he carries the Cleveland sports curse…
With the horrible polls from SurveyUSA and PPP tonight, I think it’s time to go to bed… A shitty evening overall.
Let’s hope for a better day tomorrow.
But kudos to Fisher.
how is it that Republican? It’s not Indiana. Or rather, exactly what does Portman have that excites Ohio voters so much? Is it anything more than a combination of Portman being a good to great candidate, Fisher being a really bad one, and this not being a good year for Democrats.
Anyway, this was a classy move. If only, oh, Evan Bayh could have done the same.
an actual Senate Race would do. It’s been apparent Fisher was doomed for a while now, but this just shows how bad it really is. I won’t be surprised to see a 20 point lost here. Basically betting on Strickland getting Ds out, otherwise down ballot is going to be ugly.
Ken Blackwell didn’t run for anything this year. I still have horrible memories of him from 2004 and 2006.
I think slick empty suits like Portman always have a good chance but if Kasich wins then this truly is a horrendous year.
You know Evan Bayh and a few others could learn a thing or two from Fisher.
It’s Strickland’s own fault as he backed Lee in the primary. I don’t think Brunner could have competed with the Portman money, but I think she would have rallied out a different base of voters that would have really helped Strickland and Congress candidates.
….Just nominated some random rich guy/gal like the Republicans seemed to do everywhere this cycle (of which eMeg is only the most prominent). We needed, like, Blair Hull minus the wife-beating.
That said, I’d still take a loss with a class act like Lee Fisher than a win with a scumbag like Evan Bayh who’s going to make me feel dirty in the morning. How much campaign cash does he even need to run for Governor? It’s not like he’s going to have to raise his name recognition. Ugh.
…although, if we lose the Senate, I may reconsider that whole losing with dignity thing.