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Ted Strickland on his record. My record is is mixed and spotty. And I can be criticized for that. 350,000 jobs lost while Strickland was governor. Jobs lost to Kentucky, Indiana, even to Michigan. Plus eight hundred million in tax increases. So when Ted says my record is is mixed and spotty. And I can be criticized for that. Well at least he's got that right. Fighting for Ohio Fund is responsible for the content of this message.
Sponsor Type
Super PAC
Candidate
Ted Strickland
Subjects
Jobs, Taxes
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This attack ad against Ted Strickland includes a video clip of him saying, "My record is mixed and spotty, and I can be criticized for that," and then proceeds to criticize him on his economic record while he was Ohio governor. But the clip comes from a discussion of Strickland's record on gun control, not about his economic policies. PolitiFact rates the ad as "False."

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PolitiFact: Fighting for Ohio PAC ad takes Ted Strickland's "mixed and spotty" quote out of context
May 13, 2016

An attack ad juxtaposes employment figures and tax dollars with a video clip of Strickland saying, “My record is mixed and spotty, and I can be criticized for that.”

Strickland’s stance on gun control may have wavered, but the context in which he made the “mixed and spotty” statement did not. Strickland was talking about guns, not jobs or taxes. The Fighting for Ohio PAC’s “Spotty” ad distorts the context of his statement.

We rate this ad False.

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