Potential Democratic presidential candidate makes second stop in Crawford County

About 160 people gathered in Diamond Park on Wednesday to hear from Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna of California as he tests the waters ahead of a potential 2028 run for president.

Part of a 17-stop tour that will take him from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh and on to Erie, Khanna’s appearance was his second stop in Crawford County in the past three months. In May, Khanna visited the Vitro Glass plant in Greenwood Township.

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