BUCKEYE POLITICS SCORES AT ODP: Tim Russo's writing on the Ohio Democratic Party leadership struggle has led the news cycle for the last couple of weeks, but yesterday's live-blogging of the vote (first via voicemail and now in print) was downright lethal. If there's a reason for newspapers to worry about competition, this is what it looks like. (And there wasn't even wi-fi in the room.)

Here's T.C. Brown's pretty good coverage in this morning's PD. A year ago, this would have been all we could get.

On the substance of the vote, I don't have a clue what all the jockeying about secret ballots, intimidation, people's jobs, etc. was about, but any process that includes walking over Stephanie Tubbs-Jones and Rhine McLin at the same time is a bad idea. John Ryan hopes Redfern will make peace. Lotsa luck.

Update: Tim wasn't the only blogger at the meeting. Live From Dayton and BuckeyeSenate also have first-hand accounts, and BuckeyeSenate promises audio soon. (Courtesy of neobabble.)