Pryce to pull out of House campaign

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH ^ | August 16, 2007 | By Jack Torry, Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind

[bilhosty]

Rep. Deborah Pryce will not seek re-election in 2008, potentially setting up a nationally watched contest between former Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro, a Republican, and Franklin County Commissioner Mary Jo Kilroy, a Democrat.

[bilhosty]

Do any Freepers that are local know if this is a good thing. I noticed Politics1.com seemed to think that the race went from toss up to leans Dem.

[traditional1]

Petro has no chance against a woman opponent. If the Republicans can’t field stronger candidates, they’ll continue down the road of 40 years of Minority status (if the U.S.A. survives that long under Democrat Majority).

[Thanks RR Rest Well]

This seat has been in GOP hands for all but 4 years since 1956.Much larger Dim vote the last 2 elections.Pryce almost lost in the Ohio GOP slaughter of '08. I think we might hold it with national backlash from the Dim congress.Kilroy isn't a strong candidate - looks and sounds like a younger Aunt Bee from Andy Griffith Show.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

We need someone who knows the district well and can tell us if we've got a real chance. It's much of Columbus and surrounding suburbs, branching out into Marion and Union counties. Bush carried the district twice, but 2004 was a squeaker.