Attorney General Contest to Stretch Republicans and Democrats?

May 16, 2008 · Filed Under Uncategorized 

Attorney general contest will stretch Republicans and Democrats

Posted by Mark Naymik/Plain Dealer Politics Writer

May 15, 2008 20:10PM

The race to fill former Attorney General Marc Dann’s office will distract the Ohio Republican and Democratic parties from their main mission this fall: helping their respective presidential nominees win the state.

And the race, though short, will be expensive.

Thanks to Dann, who resigned Wednesday following a sexual harassment scandal, each party has to pick a candidate by Aug. 20 and will most likely try to raise at least a million dollars.

With limited time, and early voting beginning Sept. 30, the candidates will have to rely on television, which will be cluttered by presidential ads.

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