Back off The Plain Dealer per K/E Ohio

[Carla in Ca]

<http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/10/24/124613/78>

by em dash:

I just received this email from Kerry/Edwards' Ohio media director and CC'd to Stephanie Cutter, David Wade, and Mike McCurry:

I just heard from the paper that they are NOT endorsing tomorrow. They are holding off for this weekend. This is a big big victory for us that we got them to delay.
Our guidance is that we NOT do anything inflammatory with the paper. It most definitely will backlash.

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I will post this in the OHIO forum as well.

[MidwestTransplant]

1. If they endorse * next weekend it would be worse for us than

if they had tomorrow.

[Carla in Ca]

2. I think they are for * anyway

but with the explosives story coming out tomorrow, who knows? At least we have a chance.

[JI7]

3. they voted to endorse Kerry

but the head person at the paper overruled them. and so there was some controversy and now they are delaying because of it.

[depakid]

4. Their Publisher is hard core right wing

Alex Machaskee is apparently a very controlling person- and terribly bright, I've heard it said.

If he had any sense, he'd let his editorial board go with their own reasoned opinions- but as we all know, the far right has a problem with honesty and integrity.

[JCMach1]

5. KICK

this is important!

:kick: