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Lewis Katz: Trying to Take Back the House

Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 08:40:07 AM EST

As part of his focus on candidates running in the 2006 midterms, Timothy D. Smith interviews Lewis Katz for ePluribus Media. Below is just the beginning what you can read at OH-14 Katz plays David to LaTourette's Goliath

ePluribus Media: We're here with Lewis Katz, who's running in Ohio's 14^th District against the moderately conservative Steve LaTourette, one of the members of the GOP class of 1994 that took control of the House of Representatives from the Democrats. Lewis Katz, tell us, first off, why on earth would you run against Steve LaTourette?

Lewis Katz: Because I think he's let the people of the 14^th District down. He's tied in to every wrong vote in Congress in the last six years, he's linked to all of the special interests, and he's broken his promises to the people of the 14^th. He promised he'd serve four terms, eight years. Five years ago he promised 2000 would be his last term. It wasn't. He promised he'd vote against CAFTA, up to and during the day of the vote and they twisted his arm, and he lined up with the Republicans, just the way he did on the Budget bill last December. On both of those he was the deciding vote.

ePMedia: Let's talk about the CAFTA vote. How did that impact the people of the 14^th?

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LK: I think the CAFTA vote will impact the district for years to come. I think that it will end up costing jobs in the district and the state, and Ohio leads the way in losing jobs in this country. Our manufacturing base is being destroyed, and the Free Trade agreements are playing a big part in that. You know, there's another one making the rounds with Thailand.

ePMedia: They haven't voted on it yet?

LK: No, it won't come up until after the election. But if it passes, it'll end up with cheap pickup trucks being dumped on the US Market.

For the rest of Smith's interview with Katz, read it on the ePluribus Media Journal OH-14 Katz plays David to LaTourette's Goliath and tell us what you think of Katz's chances.

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Lewis Katz: Trying to Take Back the House | 3 comments (3 topical, 0 hidden)

Sad, but not surprising (none / 0) (#1)

Just as in his district, Katz, who is clearly the better candidate, gets no love or attention from media, the blogosphere, or the national committee. And he'll lose to a flipflopping liar. It's a damn shame.

by Timroff on Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 12:49:56 AM EST

You sound frustrated. (none / 0) (#2)

As a navel-gazer of sorts, I spend plenty of time watching who's reading what here at ePluribus Media - and we've had plenty of visits after-the-fact on the many candidate interviews that have been done by you, Aaron, Michael Cote... they may not come on the day they were published, but that they've been out there (in some cases almost a year) has helped give the curious and engaged voters a chance to learn more about candidates.

If there's anything to lament, it's the fact that there were so many races across the country deserving of more attention. It's got to be even more frustrating to see when it hits close to home, though.

What are the latest polls on this race? I found this dKos diary from a few weeks ago that shows Katz with a fighting chance in a heavily red district. Remember, too, that the national party has only really come around recently to the thinking of the Netroots and/or blogosphere, about seriously challenging in every race, and the DCCC and DSCC didn't fully embrace Howard Dean's 50-state strategy.

You did good with the interview, and it ain't over 'til it's over.
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by wanderindiana on Wed Nov 01, 2006 at 08:53:55 AM EST

Below radar (none / 0) (#3)

Ditto everything wander just said, folks are still hitting the Whitehouse interview Michael Cote did way over a year ago. Also, there's lots of stuff going that's getting no notice. (On both sides, true)... but here are few things to consider:

New registered voters do not show up in polls. We've got 74,000 new voters in CT this year...34,000 before the Democratic primary, another 40,000 after. I can't believe that "stay the course" is motivating them. For perspective, that 74,000 newly registered voters in a non-presidential year is off the charts in terms of records.