Murtha jumps into the Chabot-Cranley race

After being called a coward on the floor of the House by Jean Schmidt, decorated vietnam war hero John Murtha might be inclined to help the campaign of Democrat Victoria Wulsin in the 2nd Congressional District.

But Wulsin's campaign to unseat Schmidt is not one of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's targeted races, while the Ohio 1st District is.

So, the Pennsylvania congressman is wading into the fight between Steve Chabot and John Cranley as the featured guest at Thursday, Aug. 31 at the Cleveland home of Subodh Chandra, the former Cleveland law director who ran for Ohio attorney general in the primary and lost.

Chandra, who also had a hand in drumming up donors for the Ted Strickland fundraiser at Joel Hyatt's home tonight, is suggesting contributions of "at least $100" for the Murtha fundraiser.