Things are heating up in the 161st race

Paul Mullen and Delco Republicans have a problem.

And it's not necessarily Leanne Krueger-Braneky, the Democrat seeking the 161st state House seat vacated by Joe Hackett. Mullen is the endorsed Republican.

He certainly is worried about Krueger-Braneky, who lost to Hackett last November.

But he has another - maybe even bigger - problem.

Her name is Lisa Esler.

I talk about it today in my print column.

The election is a week from tomorrow, Aug. 4, smack dab in the middle of one of the biggest vacation days of the year. Key to this race will be getting people to the polls to vote.

Is it possible that Esler could siphon off enough votes to swing the race to Krueger-Braneky.

This will be a very interesting week in the 161st.