Dispatch Q&A

I'm an unfortunate sucker for this type of "interactive" content. The Dispatch hosts a weekly Q&A on Ohio Politics, including one at noon today (updated with link). Last week's transcript, along with a link to submit a question for this week, can be found at Dispatch Media's OhioElects Site.

Mine:

There is national interest in our Gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races, along with several of our U.S. House races. Do down-ticket candidates feel that this outside attention and the money/campaigning that comes with it are swamping their ability to get their messages out, or is this nationalization freeing up local resources that would normally be focused on the marquee campaigns?

Jason,
Bexley, OH

I think that it's both, but I'm curious to hear more of an insider take on the issue.