Chairman DeWine Statement on Strickland Campaign Speech

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine issued the following statement today on Gov. Ted Strickland's campaign speech:

"Ted Strickland used to be a candidate full of promises and optimism.  Four years later, the only thing he has to offer is attack ads and negative campaign speeches.  It's no surprise that a governor who lost 430,000 jobs would want to shift the attention away from his record, but Ohioans know better.  

As much as the governor wants to make this election about his opponent, it's about four years of Ted Strickland's failed leadership, broken promises and incompetent management.  Gov. Strickland promised to turn around Ohio's economy, and by every measure this state is worse-off today than it was when he took office.  No amount of scorched earth campaigning can change that."