Ohio River Ramble: Nine Districts in Nine Days | Campaign 2006

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Mike Weaver's campaign rests on convincing fellow Democrats that he is conservative enough.

An incumbent's Mayberry-style campaigns have worked in the past, but now he is in serious trouble.

The incumbent says her challenger is too liberal for the district, but her challenger is staying on offense by playing the Bush card.

A candidate's legendary high school basketball career is an asset and a liability.

In places like Kentucky former lawmakers are a key element of the Democrats' strategy.

Campaigns are using the new science (some say dark art) of micro-targeting to run sophisticated turn out operations.

In a year when Republicans are battling low poll numbers nationally, there are few places where the GOP brand is more scuffed than in Ohio.

Since the national Republicans pulled out, the Democrat in Ohio District 6 seems to have votes to spare.

There is only one way for Republicans to win in this Democratic district: convince voters the incumbent is a crook. It has not been an easy sell.

CREDITS: Map by Laris Karklis and Seth Hamblin, The Washington Post, and Alyson Hurt, washingtonpost.com