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TIM RYAN EXPRESS: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, crushed Republican Don Manning of Cortland in Tuesday's election for his congressional seat. Ryan received 166,279 votes, the most for any U.S. House candidate in Ohio. Ryan received 80.22 percent of the vote, the second highest percentage among the 18 congressional winners in the state.
Ryan's overwhelming victory was no surprise. Manning didn't campaign, he didn't raise money, he didn't return telephone calls from reporters or do anything to show he was making even the slightest effort in the race. He was simply a name so the Republicans could say they fielded candidates in every congressional race in the state. Considering all of that, I'm surprised that 41,004 people voted for Manning. That's only 19.78 percent, but he did nothing to merit even a single vote.
skolnick@vindy.com