Why is The Accidental Congressman Campaigning Already?

There are tons of things left unsaid in this New York Times piece on Zack Space. Among them:

Space will not be able to run against Ney and Abramoff

The district is more conservative than he is.

The NRCC is determined to get the seat back:

“We will do what it takes to win back a seat that we believe is rightfully ours,” said Ken Spain, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

He's not running against Joy Padgett in a last minute effort.

Space has "voted for one of the largest tax increases in history."

Space has voted to "provide public health insurance for children" of illegal aliens. (Of course, the NYT left out the actual substance of that attack...)

Space is still running his last campaign and failed to meet his target for fundraising at that:

Mr. Space never bothered taking down his campaign Web site, he said. Within weeks of being sworn in, he was told by the Democratic campaign committee that he was expected to raise $600,000 by June 30, said Ryan Rudominer, a spokesman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Mr. Space held his first fund-raiser as a congressman at a Washington hotel on Feb. 28. By the end of June, he had raised $542,363, according to filings with the Federal Elections Commission.

Space will not be facing an opponent with a criminal record this time.

“This district was safe for any Republican incumbent that wasn’t going to jail,” Dr. Cohen said.

Space is a rubber stamp for Speaker of State Nancy Pelosi while claiming to be an independent "Blue Dog" Democrat:

Mr. Space has shown an acute awareness of his vulnerability. He voted with Republicans 14 percent of the time, more than all but 10 other House Democrats, according to an analysis in June by Congressional Quarterly.

100% - 14% = 86% of the time, Zack Space can be counted on to vote for the liberal agenda that is out of step with the district. That's some "acute awareness" there...

This is just too funny:

At the Muskingum County Fair, Mr. Space gave an update on the farm bill. Most farmers in attendance described themselves as Republicans, and all of those interviewed said they supported Mr. Space.

BWA-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

8/29 Update

Another log to throw on the fire comes from the Northwest Territory Blogger:

[H]e won't be getting much money from the Netroots and Move-on types because he doesn't follow them like a lap poodle.

This is also true...