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pampango

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Tue May 29, 2012, 05:10 PM May 2012

For Ohioans: (from FactCheck.org) Mandel’s Deceptive Ad 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 voted to ban bonuses to top executives at companies that received bank bailout funds, but that prohibition was removed in House-Senate negotiations before the final stimulus bill became law.
The ad also claims that Brown “sent billions of our tax dollars to foreign countries.” That’s not right, either. It’s true that foreign companies received billions in stimulus money intended to support the renewable energy industry. But it was the Energy Department and Treasury Department that were tasked with overseeing the grants program, not Brown. And the stimulus money often went to the American subsidiaries of those foreign companies.

Half of the 30-second ad, called “Change,” is spent attacking Brown, the incumbent Democratic senator. The other half is spent touting the record of Mandel, Ohio’s Republican treasurer.

(video of the ad)

About Those ‘Negative Ads’ from Brown

The ad from the Mandel campaign begins by referring to “negative ads” being run by the Brown campaign. “What is 37-year politician Sherrod Brown hiding with his negative ads?” the narrator asks.

The Brown campaign has released two attack ads of its own against Mandel. But those attacks have been factually accurate ones.

http://factcheck.org/2012/05/mandels-deceptive-defense-against-sen-brown/

Mandel is a tea party favorite going up against Brown. Sticking to the truth has not proven to be one of his strong points.

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For Ohioans: (from FactCheck.org) Mandel’s Deceptive Ad Against Sen. Brown (Original Post) pampango May 2012 OP
I'm worried about this race. Doremus May 2012 #1

Doremus

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1. I'm worried about this race.
Tue May 29, 2012, 05:17 PM
May 2012

I can't stand Mandel but I think he's won every race he's entered in his short career.
As we can see, he'll play any dirty trick and like all repukes will sell his soul to get elected. Ohio certainly has its share of mouth-breathers only too willing to vote against their best interests to knock out a 'dirty librul.'

Sherrod had better keep hitting him hard right through November cause he isn't going to go down easily.

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