Fingerhut spoiling it

So while Ohio finally gets the candidate for governor it needs in Ted Strickland, Eric Fingerhut thinks he needs to walk in and mess it up?

State Sen. Eric Fingerhut moved closer to officially entering the Democratic primary for governor by filing a notice of a campaign and sending out invitations to a fundraiser in his Cleveland-area base.

Fingerhut's entry would give U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland major competition for the nomination in the May 2 primary. Former state Rep. Bryan Flannery of Strongsville also is in the race but has little recognition outside the Cleveland area. Fingerhut ran an unsuccessful campaign in 2004 for U.S. Senate, losing to incumbent Republican George Voinovich 64 percent-36 percent.

Actually, the bit about major competition is completely erroneous. A candidate that ran a shit-infested campaign in 2004 against Voinovich cannot possibly muster enough support to even have a shot at derailing Strickland's well-financed and well-established campaign. Strickland's been in this race for several months now, and in the polls, he already has the lead over the Republicans' three-headed monster (Petro, Blackwell, and Montgomery). Why would voters vote for a state senator that was badly beaten by a moderately popular Republican, when they have the choice of voting for a U.S. Congressman that has established himself as a pragmatic, dedicated public servant that has proven success at winning?

I'm not upset because I think Strickland is going to falter because of this decision to run; I'm upset that Fingerhut would run, jeopardizing the first legitimate shot for Democrats to break through the Republicans' stranglehold on Ohio, especially knowing that he got his ass handed to him in 2004. What a joke.