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"I can't imagine running [Jim Petro]" for Congress, [Anthony] said. "He was part of all the scandals in state government. That just shocked me that they would run somebody with that kind of baggage."
[Doug Preisse] remains confident. "We held the seat in the worst year for Republicans in a generation," Preisse said, describing [Mary Jo Kilroy] as "a retread who could not win it in the best year for Democrats in a generation.""Mary Jo [Kilroy] is a well-known name" in Franklin County politics, Anthony said. "She did very well in that district. She only lost by a little over a thousand votes. Mary Jo is not a retread. She's a highly formidable candidate. She's got strong ties in Franklin County."See the full content of this document
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Pryce Departure Ups Ante for Dems
COLUMBUS - For Bill Anthony, Christmas came a little early this year.
The Franklin County Democratic Party Chair wasn't expecting it. "I was shocked," Anthony said.But that doesn't mean the departure of longtime Republican U.S. Rep. Deborah Pryce isn't a blessing for Democrats seeking to gain a seat in the Ohio Congressional delegat...See the full content of this document
