Democratic Candidate's Campaign in Jeopardy

Ohio state Sen. Charlie Wilson withdrew a batch of signatures that he had filed on Monday because he thought he could get more signatures and resubmit them to the county election board. He is the only candidate for the Democrats in the 6th District Congressional race. It is currently held by Ted Strickland who is a Democratic candidate for governor. The district is heavily Democrat. A lack of a candidate would be a major blunder for Democrats.

A spokesperson, Carlo LoParo, for Secretary of State Ken Blackwell said "On the surface, it does appear to be a problematic issue for Mr. Wilson."

The fact that the phrase "on the surface" was in the comment makes me tend to beleive a compromise may be worked out. John Payne, director of the Columbiana County Elections Board, said he believes Wilson's initial filing should be approved when the county elections board meets Wednesday. Payne, a Democrat, says he would like to be appointed to replace Wilson as a state senator if he wins the congressional race.

Ah, for the days when the only problem Mr. Wilson had was that kid Dennis from next door.