GOP House Candidate: If This Rally Were in Canton, We Would Be Shot At

by Chris Good - 06/09/08 4:01 PM ET

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) today circulated a video of GOP House candidate Kirk Schuring, at a rally in Ashland, Ohio, saying “we might be shot at” if the rally had been held in the downtown area of nearby Canton.

Schuring was speaking at a John McCain rally, according to the DCCC.

“Where I come from, we could never have a rally like this in the center of Canton. If we did, we might be shot at,” Schuring said. “But not in Ashland, and that’s what makes you so great.”

Schuring is running to replace retiring Rep. Ralph Regula (R) for Ohio’s 16th congressional district seat. Canton is the only city in the district; the district’s population is 74 percent urban.

Democrat John Boccieri will run against Schuring this fall. The DCCC called Boccieri one of its top candidates and the district one of its top priorities for November.

See the video of Schuring’s remarks below:

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