Breaking news from John Ryan:
Congressmen Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown got early Christmas presents from the Delegates at the Cleveland AFL-CIO Federation of Labor: Recommendations for the posts they seek in the 2006 elections. The Cleveland AFL-CIO Delegates unanimously decided to recommend Ted Strickland for Governor and Sherrod Brown for the U.S. Senate. The recommendation will be sent to the Ohio AFL-CIO for their consideration; the state body next meets in January 2006.Not a surprise in any way, but another sign that lines will be drawn early and hard in the Brown/Hackett race.