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2. Huge problem is getting good people to run as Democrats against the
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 02:17 AM
Aug 2016

entrenched and well-funded Republicans.

Big example is 2nd Congressional district where a no-name and disinterested person named William Smith won the Dem. primary despite running a no-show candidacy two years ago.

So even if this were to be a Democratic year overall, Dems can't win with a "candidate" who doesn't even bother to campaign.

And talk about gerrymandering- I live well within the city of Cincinnati, but my state senator is located in the next (ex-urban) county in a town named Springboro, which I have no idea where that is. I question how she can adequately represent an urban population, which must constitute a large proportion of her constituents.

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