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Monday, October 11, 2010
New Mandel ad just as scummy, Dems say
Republican Josh Mandel’s new mailed campaign piece is just as “scummy” and “bigoted” as his TV commercial, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern said Monday.
Both pieces imply that incumbent Democratic state Treasurer Kevin Boyce is a Muslim who is friends with bank lobbyist Noure Alo. Neither is true.
The Mandel campaign said last week that it was pulling the “Corruption” ad from the TV airwaves, though Redfern said TV station records show the ad was due to fall out of rotation over the weekend anyway.
Now a mailer with the word “Trust?” in shattered lettering links Boyce with Alo, who lobbied for Boston-based State Street Bank. It uses Alo’s first name - Mohammed - four times even though he goes by his middle name.
Redfern promised to file a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission over the mailer. The Democratic Party already filed a complaint regarding the TV ad.
Mandel campaign spokesman Joe Aquilino said in an e-mail that the Ohio Republican Party is responsible for the mailer, which was sent bulk rate mail and could take up to a week to arrive.
“To be sure, I have personally called the ORP to make sure no more mailers on this theme are mailed. I can’t control mailers they already may have mailed and that may arrive with a week’s delay over this past weekend or some time next week,” Aquilino said. “With 23 days left in the campaign, I can tell you that neither our campaign nor the ORP will be doing any more advertising including these themes. We may continue highlighting Treasurer Boyce’s corruption and cronyism problems, but in a different manner.”
Spokesmen for the Ohio Republican Party could not be immediately reached for comment.
The race for treasurer is a statistical dead heat, according to the Suffolk University poll of likely Ohio voters conducted Oct. 4-6. It showed Boyce leading 37 percent to Mandel’s 34 percent with 24 percent of voters undecided. Five percent of voters favored Libertarian candidate Matthew Cantrell, who was endorsed by The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer.
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TweetBusinessman Greg McAfee to MC Dayton Tea Party rally
Greg McAfee, owner of McAfee Heating & Air Conditioning Co., will be master of ceremonies at the Dayton Tea Party’s “Remember November” rally on Thursday, Oct. 14, the Tea Party announced on Monday.
McAfee is a “successful business owner, motivational speaker and Tea Party favorite,” an e-mail from the Dayton Tea Party said.
The rally is set for 6:30 p.m. at Courthouse Square in Dayton. The keynote speaker is Herman Cain, the conservative radio talk show host.
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