IT'S A START (via Stuart Buck)

Winner of No. 2 spot sees election as sign of equality in Ohio (Paul Singer, 11/07/02, The Associated Press)

Jennette Bradley, who will become the nation's first black female lieutenant governor in any state, said any attention her historic selection might bring isn't intimidating.

"Not now. It might have been a few years ago. But I've been the first and only for a while on a number of occasions," she said yesterday, the day after winning election in a Republican sweep of statewide offices.

Ms Bradley and Michael Steele, just elected Lt. Governor of MD, may as well get started on their Convention speeches now. Posted by Orrin Judd at November 9, 2002 7:41 AM