The Ohio State University football Buckeyes play their spring game this afternoon at Ohio Stadium.
Republican Rep. Bob Ney might be in financial trouble. Hotline On Call: -- Rep. Bob Ney's (R-OH 18) bank account has dried up; he raised the second-least amount of money ($142K) among incumbents in our top 50 races...
-- Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-OH 15) isn't taking county cmsr Mary Jo Kilroy's (D) challenge lightly. She raised $742K, second-most among all incumbents (And $435K is from PACs, most among all candidates.)
Obviously, the reputations of Ohio Republicans and their problems have become national news. The San Luis Obispo Tribune is reporting an AP story that starts with the sentence: Republicans are in trouble in Ohio, where President Bush's ratings are low and support for scandal-scarred Gov. Bob Taft even lower.....
The most telling quote comes from Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15) who will be in a tough fight with very popular Democrat, Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy. Pryce said the following:
"In Ohio, the recovery hasn't been as swift as other places.."
Really?
****We need to ask some questions about Pryce's quote.
1. Why hasn't Ohio recovered economically?
2. Why has Pryce failed to bring jobs to Ohio and her very own district?
3. Why is Pryce getting most of her campaign contributions from PACs and lobbyists?
4. Why is Kilroy getting more of her contributions from regular citizens in the 15th district?
5. Why did Pryce and other Republicans vote against Veterans' benefits?
6. Why did Pryce have so many fundraisers at Abramoff's Signatures restaurant? ($13,000)
7. Why is Pryce more interested in the needs of lobbyists than the needs of the citizens in her district?
8. Why did Pryce vote against port security?
9. Why did Pryce follow Tom DeLay's orders blindly instead of voting in support of the people in her district?
10. Why won't Pryce push for businesses, like Wal-Mart, to provide health coverage for their employees when so many of the employees receive health care provided by the state (Medicaid)? DISPATCH
I am just asking.