Wrapping up from the spin room
11:53 p.m. - I’m back after a little time in the spin room, jockeying for position to be next in line to speak to the strategists and super-delegates on site.
In the room were strategists galore, U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (Clinton supporter), Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (Clinton supporter), former Cleveland Mayor Michael White (former Clinton supporter turned Obama supporter), Ohio Treasurer Richard Cordray (Obama supporter) and a variety of others.
Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern (mentioned earlier as having been interviewed on the radio right in front of us in the press room) did his job valiantly, calling the debate “a draw.”
He said he doesn’t think the debate tonight will change much in the polls, and that the race in Ohio will definitely be within a few percentage points a week from today.
Additionally, he said he wished (of course) that the Democratic candidates would focus more on bashing Sen. John McCain.
“If I had my druthers, I’d like them to focus a little more on John McCain, who is probably right now attending an economics class at the University of Cincinnati because he has admitted he doesn’t know beans about economics,” Redfern said.
Strong words you might say, but that is his place here at the debate.
As for the other spinsters down there, well, they didn’t have much to say that was worth posting here. Hopefully you watched the debate tonight and can make up your own mind without eating up their assessments.
- James Ramey III
