1.0link15637<![CDATA[Pressuring Paul Hackett To Abandon Campaign is Old Politics at its Worst]]>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gary-hart/pressuring-paul-hackett-t_b_15637.html Based on newsreports alone and knowing nothing (thank goodness) about behind-the-scenes politics, the pressure brought on Paul Hackett, the bold Iraqi veteran, to abandon his campaign for the U.S. Senate from Ohio is deplorable.
This is simply old politics at its worst. There is a party which hand-picks its candidates, decides who can and cannot run, directs money to the favorite candidate, and dictate terms. Up till now, that party has been the Republican party.
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