OH-Sen: Cincinnati Councilman P.G. Sittenfeld likely running

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I think we should wait to see if Ed Fitzgerald is planning on running. It fits with the practice of running losers from past elections. Feingold Hagan Sestak Begich Romanoff. Why not Fitzgerald? He did great this past year, he even managed to win 2 counties against Kasich.


Sestak and Duckworth and Lynch and Feingold have a good chance. The GOP ran loser candidates George Allen and Tommy Thompson, we have a better chance with Murphy in FLa, though.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Senate control will depend on whether Bennett and Harry Reid can get their act together and win. Not necessarily true that it depends on Ohio.

New Hamsphire, ILLINOIS, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Nevada are our 272 firewall.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Mike Coleman or Ted Strickland would be our preferable choice, we need to target this race, to clearly put the G O P on defense should NV be a very tight battle.

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Strickland will probably win the race, but when Ryan said he changed his position on abortion, it prompted him into race. D+1 with Ryan or Strickland.

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Let's be real - Strickland probably loses. Dude would be an ancient freshman - Portman can make the case that he would be a more effective Senator for Ohio and probably be correct.

Voters caring about seniority is a thing of the past.

Strickland is an ally of Hillary and should help Hilary out in campaigning, it should take some of the heat off of her in campaigning in the state and can focus on PA, where we have Sestak running against Toomey that will be a swing race as well.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I would say Duckworth and Strickland and Sestak are potential winners in 2016 . Now we can find our fourth seat whichcan potentially lock down senate for the Dems.

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We have Sherrod Brown, and this isn't a Democratic seat, but a seat that will perhaps give us the presidency and perhaps control of the US senate. I fully support Ted Strickland.

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Gee, all but gun Strickland in a Clintonite ally.  I think we can agree that two will be better than Portman. Which will give Dems the Senate and presidency.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I didn't realize how old Strickland was and how extremely young Sittenfeld is.

That being said... Strickland has less to loose and more of a shot of winning than P.G. I always like to see competitive primaries, though.

Either way, I can't imagine Strickland will stick around too long in the Senate due to 1). loosing re-election or 2). retirement.

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Strickland is doing this as a favor to the Democratic party knowing how important Ohio is and how critical this seat is to winning back the senate.  Ryan will run for gov in the future.

This very situation reminds me of Madigan passing up the senate run to perhaps run for gov, in giving way to Duckworth,  who said she is almost certain to run today.

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Dems got excellent chances in IL, OH, WI, Pa and MO for a 51-49 majority.

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Losing a primary 3-1 is a good career move? I fail to see that logic.

That's because Sittenfeld WILL WIN!

Strickland is a Bob Casey Democrat, pro second amendment, but a progressive on everything else and win one more election.

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51-49 senate scenario

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

This comes as a bit of a shock to Portman supporters who thought they would run the same kind of race as Kasich and win.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Endorse Sestak, Kander, Duckworth and Feingold and Bennett for election. Havent decided on Reid.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I haven't seen this much excitement for a defeat former Governor who has been out of office for 4+ years since Tony Knowles lost whatever he ran for last!
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Strickland is a Bob Casey Dem on gun rights. Casey lost a gubernatorial bid, too and won a Senate seat, Phil.

Dems may very well win WI, MO, OH, IL and Pa and CO and wind up with a 51-50 majority with Chuck Schumer as Dem leader, with Reid's defeat. Which I am hoping due to CRONIBUS.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

This race isnt gonna make or break the senate for Dems anyways. In case Dems target of IL, WI, Pa, NH, CO and NV falls through, this will be consequential then. 

But, this race tilts GOP until there is more polling on this race.

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He has to swell his warchest. Portman and Kasich werent contested last time around, due to the early demise of Lee Fisher and Fitzgerald. I think Strickland will have raised arlbout 4 million, still good.

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Strickland campaigned in 2014 for Dems, and actively spoke at the DNC convention in 2012, for Obama. I think this in itself give good reason why Strickland, not Sittenfield will be nominated, they will give him another spot at the convention in 2016, on behalf of Hilary.

Dems will have Strickland, Duckworth and Feingold there.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

As a primary opponent emerges; Portman has to reaffirm his support for tax cuts, as he reaffirms Norquist no new tax policy.

Portman like Strickland support guns; but a GOP lead fillibuster defeated the background check bill; which Portman affirmed.


Unpopular positions; Strickland can hit him on.

Just like Kirk and Toomey, a GOP filibuster was the most unpopular choice, on gun control. Like Manchin, Strickland supports.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Strickland has been holding his ground against Portman; and OH is the clincher. Whoever, wins this race will be in driver seat for the election. To call it Lean GOP is very generous. It is going down to wire.

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I seriously doubt you can compare Strickland to Thompson who said Medicare is a bad program.

No one said it was was gonna be easy. But, no way this is gonna be a landslide race.

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What point, there were multiple polls of this race, and not one has it a greater than 10 pt race.

Toomey on the other hand is winning in one by eleven or so

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The leads in these races are exaggerated in Pa, FL and OH. These races will be decided within 5-6 pts, but once DEMS win with NV and FL, they do need OH or Pa or NH to win senate.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Dems learned their lesson from the Ed Fitzgerald, days and want to go with a winner. Ohio isnt off the table like it is in midterms, and trust me, once the primary is over, Strickland and Clinton team will raise the cash needed to stay competetive with Portman and Jeb team.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

The money will be there for Strickland one way or another as long as it's not a double-digit race.

That's exactly the point I'm making, Portman and Toomey need their races to stay at the double digit range. Once, the race is within 5-6 pts, both races are winnable, especially for Strickland, since OH is a tipping pt state like Va and Co.☺