National Journal: The Hotline
Hackett “opened a Columbus campaign office” 2/8, although Brown supporters “preceded the office opening by making sure reporters knew that Hackett” had once been a GOPer. Hackett spokesperson Karl Frisch acknowledged that Hackett took GOP ballots twice in the ’90s to support friends who were running for local offices. Frisch: “Had Paul been scripting himself to be a politician for the rest of his life, perhaps he would have done something different.”
“He explained that Hackett had little interest in politics until 1998, when he became incensed by the House’s impeachment” of Pres. Clinton. He voted as a Dem in the ‘04 primary (Hallett, Columbus Dispatch, 2/10).
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