Mary Jo Kilroy, Democratic candidate for the Ohio's 15th congressional district is a fundraising magnet. Here is an excerpt from that same Dispatch article:
...Kilroy raised more than $571,000, a big jump from the first three months of the year when she received $318,000. The surge in contributions, aided by such developments as an endorsement from the Democratic women’s fundraising group Emily’s List, left Kilroy with nearly $776,000 on hand as of June 30.
Kilroy "now is a fundraising force to be reckoned with," said Amanda Wurst, her spokeswoman...
Could it be that women voters are looking to Kilroy for leadership? Why is Kilroy grabbing the attention of voters in the 15th district?
It is a simple answer. Kilroy, as a Franklin County Commissioner, knows how to respond to the needs of citizens. Pryce, on the other hand, is a party-liner who often forgets her constituents in favor of supporting the GOP and her President.
The Akron Beacon Journal also has an article that mentions the Kilroy vs. Pryce campaign:
...This is uncharted territory for Pryce, whose closest election in more than a decade was a 20-point victory in 2004 against a candidate who never filed a campaign finance report because he didn't raise the $5,000 minimum.
"These numbers indicate that Democratic donors are seeing great opportunities in Ohio this year," said Alexander Lamis, a political science professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland...
I think that people in OH-15 just are fed up with the direction that Pryce and her party have taken us and want change.