EDUCATION MESSAGE--U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Ted Celeste gestures as he talks to reporters about his education plan, near Columbus State Community College, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2000. Celeste is on a 88 county, 8 day bus trip to drum-up support for his underdog campaign. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

COMMON SENSE EXPRESS--U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Ted Celeste gestures in front of his campaign bus titled the "Common Sense Express," during a news conference, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2000. The bus, which was used by former presidential candidate John McCain, is taking Celeste to the state's 88 counties over the next 8 days. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STAKING HIS TERRITORY--Ted Celeste, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, holds a wooden stake with his name and Franklin County written on it, during a campaign stop in near Columbus State Community College, in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Sept. 29, 2000. Celeste is traveling to the state's 88 counties over 8 days and marking his travels with a stake in each county. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)