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After Hackett’s Close Call, Iraq War Veterans Are in Demand
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| News Date | Monday, August 8, 2005 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
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By Nicole Duran
Roll Call Staff
August 8, 2005
Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett (D) fell just short of beating Republican Jean Schmidt in Tuesday’s special election in Ohio’s 2nd district. But his close call in solid Republican territory makes some Democrats think they have a winning recipe for 2006.
Namely, find other young veterans who can constructively critique the Bush administration’s foreign policy.
Hackett “did stunningly well for a first-time candidate,” said Julian Mulvey, Hackett’s media consultant. “What was so interesting about Paul is that when it comes to issues of service, duty and commitment, it was so easy to demonstrate those qualities.”
For now, at least three other veterans of either the Iraq or Afghanistan campaigns are running for Congress as Democrats next year.
Patrick Murphy, an attorney who returned from Baghdad last year, is challenging freshman Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) in the Keystone State’s competitive 8th district.
David Ashe is seeking a rematch with freshman Rep. Thelma Drake (R-Va.), who spent almost twice as much as Ashe and beat him by 10 percent last fall.
Tim Walz, for his part, served in Italy in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Now back in Minnesota, the Mankato High School teacher is taking on Rep. Gil Gutknecht (R-Minn.) next year.
As it happens, Murphy, Ashe and Hackett — a Marine reservist who is now being talked up as a Senate candidate next year — are all lawyers in civilian life. Ashe served six months in Iraq as a legal counsel to coalition forces before leaving active duty in November 2003. |
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