Wednesday, December 13, 2006

A Look At the Numbers

Even though Republican Rep. Deborah Pryce (OH-15) won re-election over Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy, it is worth examining where each of them got their campaign money. According to Open Secrets, PACs gave Pryce 57% of her campaign money, while Kilroy received only 19% from PACs. Pryce received 37% of her campaign contributions from individuals, but Kilroy got an astounding 81% of her money from individuals. What does it show? People were more interested in Kilroy's campaign, but businesses and special interests supported Pryce.

Unfortunately, Pryce won and so did those big business PACs with deep pockets. The regular citizens of the 15th district lost this time. Pryce never really delivered anything of value to central Ohio. Now that she is out of her leadership role and in the minority, central Ohio will still be second-rate citizens.