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Former Harvard teaching fellow John J. Cranley lost his first race for Congress in 2000, generating national interest in a campaign that was featured on the MTV documentary show “True Life.” This year Cranley is yet again running for a seat in Ohio’s 1st District. Though Cranley captured only 40 percent in 2000, an Oct. 24-26 Constituent Dynamics poll has him leading at 48 percent with incumbent Steve Chabot trailing at 46 percent. A Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Grove Insight Poll also has Cranley in the lead at 49 percent...
...steered en masse to service stations, like NASCAR drivers pitting for gas. Following a carefully strategized plan of photo ops organized by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, they staged press conferences in filling stations around the U.S. to denounce the Republicans and promote their equally ineffectual solutions. Said John Cranley, who posed near a price sign at a service station in Cincinnati, Ohio: "These gas prices represent the failure of my opponent, Steve Chabot, and George Bush to fight for the middle class. The Republicans and Steve Chabot are giving [Big Oil] $14 billion in your money." The Democratic handout...
...majority of Cranley's money came from individual contributions, including at least two well-known Harvard professors. University Professor Cornel R. West '74 and Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan Dershowitz each contributed...
...Chabot's incumbent status and large war chest were simply too much for Cranley to overcome, according to Leonard...
Leonard landed his job with the campaign after being a student of Cranley's in his "Warren Court" section in the fall...