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Tag Archives: Ohio
Does Tagg Romney ‘Own’ Ohio Voting Machines?
Q: Does Mitt Romney’s son Tagg own Ohio’s electronic voting machines? A: There’s no evidence of that. A spokesman for Tagg Romney’s private equity firm states that it has no stake in Hart InterCivic, a supplier of voting machines in two of Ohio’s 88 counties.
Mandel’s Deceptive Defense Against Sen. Brown
The campaign of Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel of Ohio is fighting back against “negative ads” from Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown with one of its very own. But it’s one that makes several inaccurate claims: The ad claims that Brown “gave huge bonuses to executives.” That’s not true. Brown actually …
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Who Killed Food Town?
In Ohio’s 9th Congressional District, Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur misrepresents the facts when she accuses her Republican rival, Rich Iott, of running Food Town supermarkets "straight into the ground" after taking over as CEO of the company from his father. Her ad attacks Iott for "closing neighborhood stores and costing …
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Tagged Food Town, jobs, Marcy Kaptur, Ohio, Richard Iott, Spartan
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‘Dump Dennis?’
Former Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is now fighting to hold onto his House seat in Cleveland, Ohio. He’s the target of a tough attack ad that says he “gives a lot of speeches” but “doesn’t get much done.” But the ad is a textbook example of deceptive political advertising – it uses dramatic-sounding numbers that, put into context, aren’t such a big deal after all
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‘Home’ to More Presidents: Ohio or Va.?
Q: Which state has been home to more U.S. presidents: Ohio or Virginia? A: It’s either Virginia, Ohio or a tie, depending on how you count.
