I caught Sherrod getting a Monica from one of my news reporters in my Radio Station Van, if that is what you mean. It was what you call your Eye Witness News event. Or as my Program Director said, as a news person, she sucks and she did. I am pretty certain she did not get an exclusive. Sherrod is a real mommies boy from Mansfield Ohio who has a lot of ambition and is a fan of everything Kennedy.
My personal opinion is that Ohio in the next congress will have 2 fewer Democrats and one more Republican. The Democrats lose one seat by redistricting. No incumbant Republican is in danger of going down in defeat. They carved up Trafficant so he is redistricting toast. And the Hall district may very well change hands. All the other Republicans and Democrat seats are pretty secure.
The one major change in Ohio in the last 10 years is Columbus is now a Democratic town. Most Ohio population centers including Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo are Democrat towns. It used to be that Columbus and Cincinnati could almost balance Cleveland and Toledo... but no more.
Gore came within 3 points of winning Ohio. I think Gore's decision to drop out of Ohio 3 weeks before the election cost him the presidency more than Florida did.
But Dickie Gephardt is not going to be speaker. The Gerrymandering is not what it used to be, but the net result is a Republican advantage this cycle. They will hold the house.