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In the 7th, it’s the petitions, stupid

In an election cycle where the focus was expected to be on jobs, jobs, jobs, who would have thought that the big topic in the 7th Congressional District would turn out to be petitions, petitions, petitions?

First came the accusations that Republican candidate Pat Meehan submitted nominating petitions containing fraudulent signatures, and the subsequent investigation that had to be referred to the office of the Republican Attorney General—and GOP nominee for governor—seeing as how the Delaware County DA had contributed to Meehan’s campaign… an investigation that, more than four months later, is still awaiting resolution.

Now comes news that independent Jim Schneller had help getting himself on the ballot thanks to supporters of Democratic nominee Bryan Lentz, a revelation that Schneller himself is either disingenuously denying or having a rather difficult time coming to terms with.

Now, it may not be the Orie-Zappala family feud that we’ve got going on over here in the southwestern corner of the state, but voters of the 7th District certainly do seem to have a rather lively battle on their hands.

August 9, 2010 at 12:00 pm

--Tammy Alonso

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