Sorry I'm not trying to bash, and I'm dying for Hackett to win - just a little perspective. Wasn't it Ohio that rebuked the British effort to effect the election with letter-writing, and didn't our storming efforts ultimately have a negative impact on Dean's Iowa results? I know we all want to help, but it seems as if the message has been clearly sent that "outsiders" trying to influence elections not only doesn't help, but can actually hurt. It sounds as if the Hackett campaign here it trying to gently suggest positive things to do while also obviously asking folks outside Ohio to stop calling people.

Sending money and talking to folks we know who live in that district, even going to volunteer, all sound useful. But if I was listening to local talk radio and heard a string of out-of-staters call in, I think it would make me grimace.