Republican Takeover In The 6th? It’s Not Going To Happen.
You may have already heard about this, but there is in fact a Republican challenger running in the 6th district.
Stobbs, a Vietnam veteran, said in past interviews with The Messenger that his biggest issues were veterans’ rights and the economy. Stobbs is a retired Belmont County sheriff, who received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio University and his master’s of science administration from Central Michigan University. According to his Web site from the 2006 election, he has been active in the Columbus and St. Clairsville Jaycees, Rotary International, American Society of Industrial Security, a life member of the National Rifle Association, the Republican National Committee and the Ohio Gun Collectors.
Now let’s be realistic about this, the man has very little chance of being elected. If you need proof of that just look at the 2006 election. In that race he wasn’t even considered the best Republican in the race and the man that beat him went on to do mediocre in the general election. In fact, Stobbs came in fourth! So to be blunt, this man was already beat by three losers. When you add in the limited resources that Republicans have this time around and the number of seats they’re fighting just to hold, my point becomes even clearer.
