Good News from the Ohio Primary

Jean "Mean Jean" Schmidt lost the Republican primary for Ohio's 2^nd CD to political newbie Brad Wenstrup.

It's a good thing, though she lost to someone who appears to be even more conservative.

The interesting thing is that a new super Pac, the Campaign for Primary Accountability, which dropped a significant chunk of change against her, mostly taking her to task for voting to increase the debt ceiling.

This same group also supported Kucinich against Kaptur, and is going after Jesse Jackson Jr. in Illinois, as well as Spencer "Insider Trading" Baucus (R-AL).

I'm inclined to think that they are a beard for right wingers. Both Kucinich and Kaptur are firmly liberal, but Kaptur was the more effective legislator, if just because Kucinich was so determinedly iconoclastic, and the wing-nuts hate anyone named Jesse Jackson.

Additionally, its founder, Eric O'Keefe is a winger and a Club for Growth puke, which further reiforces my suspicions.

The post Citizens United world of campaign finance is remarkably opaque.