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Submitted by Anthony Fossaceca on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 10:04pm.

The following is an ACTUAL email exchange from tonight. We've deleted the names and email addresses to protect the uh, innocent.

------Original Message------
From: Brunner Supporter - Name Deleted by OhioDaily
To: Exec. Comm. Member - Name Deleted by OhioDaily
Subject: If You Endorse, I'll Vote Socialist.
Sent: Mar 20, 2010 7:03 PM

From:
Brunner Supporter

Please stop the endorsement process in the U.S. Senate Democratic primary!

A request for endorsement was delivered to the party. Party bylaws call for the process to move forward.

As a Democratic voter I OBJECT to the Democratic Party interfering with a fair primary.

Let's respect the supporters of our two statewide officeholders and keep our party unified.

Let the voters decide! No ODP endorsement!

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

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On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 7:10 PM, Exec. Comm. Member wrote:

Go ahead! You sound like a six year old saying I will take my ball home if you don't let me play!

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From: Brunner Supporter
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:03:06 -0400
To: Exec. Comm. Member
Subject: Re: If You Endorse, I'll Vote Socialist.

You hate Jennifer Brunner and her support that much? Good luck against Portman!

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From: Exec. Comm. Member
Date: Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 10:14 PM
Subject: Re: If You Endorse, I'll Vote Socialist.
To: Brunner Supporter

You act like a spoiled child! Wah, Wah!

If you don't do what I want, I won't play anymore, Wah, Wah!

Go ahead and be a socialist, I don't care!

Just get a real life and stop bugging me.

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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From: Brunner Supporter
Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:03:06 -0400
To: Exec. Comm. Member
Subject: Re: If You Endorse, I'll Vote Socialist.

Just don't endorse any candidate, that's all we ask for.

Name Please.

Submitted by Joseph on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 10:20pm.

I do understand how this committee member feels. It's never pleasant to get external pressure in such a direct way - especially when the person exerting the pressure threatens to leave the party to vote for someone else.

The response, however, is completely inappropriate.

It's hard to believe that important decisions related to our party's future are entrusted to someone who isn't mature enough to avoid getting into an email insult fight on their blackberry.

What if your rep did this?

Submitted by mike_brickner on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 11:22pm.

I understand that it may be annoying to get a bunch of emails from people, but isn't hearing from concerned party activists something they signed up for when they joined the executive committee?

I contact my congressional rep constantly on things they categorically disagree with me, and they know I do not vote for them, but they listen to my opinion and thank me respectfully.

It seems only one person is acting like a baby in this exchange.

If you don't want to be accountable for being a decision maker, and listen to those you repesent, i think you need to reevaluate why you are still there.