Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Still No GOP Candidate

There is more speculation about Ohio's 15th district from CBS News:
Since Rep. Deborah Pryce’s retirement, Republicans have been scrambling to find a candidate willing to run against the presumptive Democratic nominee, Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy.
They haven’t had much success.
At least four candidates have opted out of the race. An African-American Baptist pastor, Aaron Wheeler, announced his candidacy, but he is viewed as a long shot.
Even though Pryce won reelection with healthy margins until last year, the Columbus-based district has been quite friendly to Democrats in recent years.
Young college-educated voters have been swarming into the area, giving the district a more liberal flavor....

Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy has been pulling in the campaign funds, making appearances, and collecting volunteers. Democrats in central Ohio are ready and willing to help Kilroy win the seat that she lost by only 1,000 votes.

However, Republicans appear to be without a viable candidate. When will they announce the name of their candidate? Will it be someone who has better name recognition than Mary Jo Kilroy? Will the Republican candidate be someone who has knowledge about the people in Ohio's 15th district? We will just have to wait and see.