Brunner's more progressive stances on the issues make her the candidate that is most in line with the progressive voters that participate in Democratic primaries.
2. She is a woman.
Ohio has never had a female Senator, and her campaign has a sense of history about it. And women make up a sizable portion of the electorate (half of it, in fact). It helped Hillary Clinton in the presidential primary, it will help Brunner in this one.
3. Governor Strickland is against her.
The Brunner campaign definitely needs to play off of the fact that she is the anti-establishment candidate. She is an outsider, and that is a good thing. And as Governor Strickland's approval ratings continue to drop, it becomes less and less likely that his Lieutenant Governor will win.
4. She is building a better field operation.
Primaries are all about getting your voters to the polls on election day.
5. She will be able to keep up with Lee Fisher in fundraising.
It hasn't happened yet, but eventually the Fisher donor base will be tapped out.
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