OH: Portsmouth home to dueling prez events
8:26 AM
From Gongwer News Service Ohio
Ohio was again the focus of the presidential contest Wednesday, with dueling events in Portsmouth sandwiched between another barrage of energy policy rhetoric.Read the full article
Republican John McCain stopped in the southern Ohio city for a "town hall" event at Portsmouth High School hours after Gov. Ted Strickland held a rally of his own across the street.
The governor later joined former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack in criticizing the U.S. senator from Arizona's positions on energy policy, etc., during a news conference call sponsored by the campaign of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
In between, the Ohio Republican Party parried with a response to Gov. Strickland's event delivered by Sen. John Carey (R-Wellston).
Providing the political undercurrent, as it has throughout this lengthy campaign cycle, was the high price of gasoline.
