When we wrote from on the ground in OH-02, you honored us with your engagement. Please offer me a few minutes for my longest diary ever...
I think it is great that there are competing loyalties among some bloggers when it comes to the Ohio Senate Primary. I think it shows that some of the blogosphere has matured to the point that loyalties can cross.
But my friend David Sirota decided to spend 1,200 words saying that those who question Sherrod Brown's maneuver are, "pariahs who know nothing about politics and worse, don't really stand for any of the progressive ideals they claim to represent." Sirota wrote an entire post saying I was out of line. Instead of talking about the Senate race, our friend David Sirota blasted a fellow blogger and Sirota attempted to lay down a rule of censorship about what could and couldn't be said. Since the Swing State Project isn't doing posts beginning "OH-Sen" right now, I offer my rebuttal here. Sirota is one of my favorite allies and we'll kick others' asses on other issues, but I call bullshit..
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