OH-05: Afternoon News UPDATED

A few late breaking developments:

DCCC, ODP, and Chris Redfern Contribute $$$ - A 48 hour FEC filing by Robin Weirauch today shows another $20,050 in contributions, including $3,250 from the DCCC, $5,000 from the Ohio Democratic Party, and $1,000 from ODP Chair Chris Redfern personally. Woo hoo! Go, Robin, go!

Dodd Supports Weirauch - Following Obama and Edwards, Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) becomes the third presidential contender to call on supporters to help elect Robin.

Bombs Away! - Chris Bowers at Open Left calls for googlebombing search engine optimization on Bob Latta.

ActBlue Contributions Exceed $84K - Yesterday morning I thought maybe Weirauch might exceed $75,000 on ActBlue and that would be great, but I just checked and she has received $84,430 from 1,177 donors!

Latta Smear Campaign Continues - A press release from the Latta campaign today repeats the lie that Weirauch supports "a bill that provides free, taxpayer funded health care to illegal immigrants." The bill in question, HR 676, would extend health care benefits to all "residents," which Weirauch interprets as lawful residents. She has repeatedly confirmed that she opposes amnesty and/or government benefits of any kind for illegal immigrants. This is exactly the kind of lie that got Latta reprimanded by the Ohio Elections Commission in the GOP primary.

UPDATE: GOP Hunting for Volunteers in Michigan - Apparently the Latta campaign isn't generating enough enthusiasm here in Ohio - the RNC is putting out the call for volunteers from Michigan.