Lentz issues challenge to Meehan

By the time dust settled around the great petition debate in the 7th District Congressional race, there wasn’t much of a primary fight left.

No one really expected that the problems with Republican Pat Meehan’s petitions would result in him getting booted off the ballot. They didn’t.

Democrat state Rep. Bryan Lentz had more success in Koing the hopes of a couple of challengers from within his own party.

So now it’s on to November. Lentz vs. Meehan.

Lentz threw the first punch yesterday, offering a challenge to the former U.S. attorney and Delco D.A. to be good to his word and schedule “a vigorous series of debates.”

Lentz believes Meehan has been ducking him. But this week Meehan indicated to supporters in an e-mail that he was looking forward to a series of debates.

Lentz jumped on the offer.

“I will debate Pat Meehan any time, any place, anywhere,” the state rep said. To Lentz’s way of thinking, that means eight to 10 debates, with at least one or two held in the fringe areas of the district in Montgomery and Chester counties. The bulk of the district is in Delco, although it does not cover the entire county. A slide of the riverfront sits in the district of Rep. Bob Brady, D-1.

The ball’s in your court, Mr. Meehan.

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