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...winning key races here are so high that top officials are trying to guard against activists getting complacent. "There is a danger that we may be too overly confident that there is going to be change," said Susan Gwinn, chairman of the Athens County Democratic Party in southeastern Ohio. "That's my biggest concern. I think, frankly, tighter numbers for us at the top of the ticket would probably be more mobilizing. I've heard people who say, 'I am not going to give any more money to that person, because he is so far ahead." And Democrats remain worried...
...These Ohio races are critical. Democrats need 15 seats to win back the House, and three of their best chances are in Ohio. In the Senate, where they need six seats, this is a place where they could win one. And both parties want the governor on their side come 2008, when the Presidential election could again be decided here. Not surprisingly, each party is active in the state, and outside groups are heavily involved as well. Both the liberal MoveOn.org and the conservative Chamber of Commerce have been running ads in the key races, and party operatives will...
...perhaps 2008 as well. That's because there's nothing particularly compelling about the personal stories of either one of these candidates; they're both career politicians - DeWine served in the state senate, the U.S. House and was lieutenant governor, while Brown was a longtime state representative and the Ohio secretary of state...
...Bush tax cuts and some measures the G.O.P. has pushed to stop illegal immigration, such as the immigration bill the House passed last year that didn't have a guest worker program. Brown is attacking DeWine for supporting trade agreements like NAFTA that he says have cost jobs in Ohio, backing President Bush on the war and not doing enough to hold down the cost of prescription drugs. Brown has long been a critic of these trade deals, which more moderate Democrats such as President Clinton have in the past supported, and if his populist rhetoric works, expect...
...Kilroy, a Franklin County Commissioner, wins this race, it would be the biggest individual victory for the House Democrats on election night, because Pryce, as the chairman of the House Republicans, is the No. 4 member of the leadership team. The Democrats see this district in Central Ohio as an opportunity to make a huge splash, as MoveOn.org and Americans United for Change, which opposes Bush's plan to revamp Social Security with private accounts, have been among the groups attacking Pryce...