Assembly GOP Takes An Early Hit

Incumbent State Rep. Jeff Wood, (R-Chetek), waited until the end of the filing deadline to declare himself a candidate for re-election - - as an Independent.

That was too late for the GOP to get a party candidate on the September 9th primary ballot.

My Dad would have called that "dirty pool," and suggests a certain fear factor among Republicans that '08 is lining up as a GOP debacle.