With Jack Abramoff's pal, Republican Rep. Bob Ney, out of the running for Ohio's 18th district, the Ohio Republican Party is a mess. The ethically-challenged Republican political party has been running through a minefield of scandals like: Damschroder and Diebold Election Systems, Gov. Bob Taft's ethics violations, Tom Noe's coingate scandal, the missing $13 million dollars from Ohio's Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Deborah Pryce's fundraising dinner's at Abramoff's Signatures Restaurant, Pryce's contributions from Energy/Oil and Pharmaceutical and Financial firms, Blackwell's ties to firms that could alter his objectivity (Diebold and Morning After Pill), Steve Chabot's votes and campaign finances, and so on.
Have you had enough?
It didn't take long for Republicans to choose a successor to Republican Rep. Bob Ney---Joy Padgett. However, there might be a little snag in her candidacy. The Guardian:
The leading Republican candidate to replace scandal-scarred Rep. Bob Ney on the November ballot may be ineligible, party officials said Tuesday, complicating GOP efforts to assure a smooth transition for the fall campaign. ``As far as I know, I have a green light,'' said state Sen. Joy Padgett, as party lawyers reviewed a state law that bars politicians who lose one primary from entering another one during the same year....