Brunner Campaign Going to the Dogs?

Really?  In today’s mailbag, a new e-mail from Jennifer Brunner’s dog.  My favorite part:

She’s so special that she even got the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

I love to hear about JFK! He had dog named Pushinka that was a gift from Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev. When Pushinka arrived, the President had him checked for spying devices because it was during the Cold War. My family takes good care of me and has me checked out, too – but not for hidden microphones.

I’m thankful I have a family and home. Many Ohioans are thankful for what my mom did to make sure our elections and state records are safe and reliable. Just think of what she could do if we sent her to the U.S. Senate! That’s why we need all you other underdogs (and big dogs, too) tohelp her with a donation.

I didn’t like it last time, and I don’t like it this time.  I get that her fund-raising is not what one would hope, but repeated fund-raising emails from a dog is just absurd.  If Jennifer Brunner wants to be a United States Senator, I would hope that her campaign — which initially started as being a message-based enterprise that was outpacing her primary opponent, Lee Fisher, on message at every turn — reflected that desire.  There are some animal lovers who might like such a targeted, cutesy message, but it’s clear this is going to her entire e-mail list.

If Brunner wants the DSCC to take her campaign seriously — which its chair is not doing — she probably should start by doing the same herself.

The full e-mail, in all its canine glory, is below the jump.

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Dear Chris,

I’m Laney, the underdog. I wrote to some of you earlier. Thanksgiving is a good time to remember the things we’re thankful for–I’m thankful for my home and my family.

It wasn’t always so good for me. I started out as an underdog. A lot of people didn’t think I could be a top dog, but my mom did.  My mom is one of those rare people who sees the potential in everyone, and she didn’t gave up on me. Her name is Jennifer Brunner. She sees the potential in Ohio, too, and she’s running for the U.S. Senate where some say she is the underdog.

Now, I don’t just live with people, I have two dog brothers, Jake and McGuffey, who live with us, too.  Jake is older and kind of bothered by things like Guffey and me wrestling and stealing each other’s bones. But Jake has learned to put up with us, kind of like voters put up with politicians who wrestle to live up to their promises and play games of one-upmanship. I guess Jake figures, like voters, he can’t change the status quo.

Once in awhile, though, someone comes along who does change the status quo, because she knows it’s right and has the courage to do it. My mom is one of those leaders.  She isn’t a politician who just does what the pollsters want her to do. She does what she believes is right.

She cleaned up Ohio’s elections, for one thing.  She helped businesses by making it easier for them to file all sorts of paperwork they need and to get information about Ohio’s people that will help grow jobs.

She’s so special that she even got the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.

I love to hear about JFK! He had dog named Pushinka that was a gift from Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev. When Pushinka arrived, the President had him checked for spying devices because it was during the Cold War. My family takes good care of me and has me checked out, too – but not for hidden microphones.

I’m thankful I have a family and home. Many Ohioans are thankful for what my mom did to make sure our elections and state records are safe and reliable. Just think of what she could do if we sent her to the U.S. Senate! That’s why we need all you other underdogs (and big dogs, too) to help her with a donation.

Please give her $25 or $50 or pledge $10 a month starting now. You won’t be sorry. I’m not. And when she’s our Senator, Ohio will go from being an underdog to being the new top dog. She’s top dog in my book, and in your book, she’ll be a great U.S. Senator.

So, please give to her campaign today.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Laney (the Underdog)

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