The Delco GOP continues to have problems with Vince Rongione.
Maybe they're still sore about Joe Sestak. Rongione used to work for him. Now he's running against Upper Darby Councilman Jamie Santora for the 163rd District state House being vacated by the retiring Rep. Nick Micozzie.
Micozzie has kept the seat comfortably in Republican hands for more than three decades.
But it's in serious jeopardy of going over to the Democratic side.
Maybe that's why the county GOP continues to hammer away at what they are trying to paint Rongione as something of a 'carpetbagger' who only moved into the district so he could run for the Micozzie seat.
For his part, Rongione notes that he grew up in Havertown, but also has ties to the Upper Darby neighborhood where his father grew up.
The county Republicans this morning are holding a press conference again questioning Rongione's residency and the filing of a couple of complaints. They plan to point out that Rongione registered to vote from his new home on Blanchard Road in Upper Darby in December 2013, while pointing out that the state Constitution requires an individual reside in the district they want to serve for a year prior to their election.
I get the feeling the GOP is complaining too much about this. They must be worried about losing a seat they've held forever.
This is the kind of thing that the public is tired of, that has little or nothing to do with the business that needs to get done in Harrisburg, and instead simply smells of local politics.
Everybody in this race has better things to talk about.
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