New TV ad pins blame for NCR move on governor

Republican group says Strickland lost 400,000 while in office.

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By Laura A. Bischoff, Staff Writer Updated 11:02 PM Wednesday, July 7, 2010

COLUMBUS — The Republican Governors Association is using a new TV ad to blame Gov. Ted Strickland for NCR Corp.’s move from Dayton to Georgia.

In the 30-second spot unveiled Wednesday, July 7, the RGA says Strickland lost 400,000 jobs on his watch, including 1,250 NCR jobs. NCR was Dayton’s last Fortune 500 company.

“Four years ago, Ted Strickland promised to create thousands of new jobs for Ohio,” RGA spokesman Tim Murtaugh said. “Sadly, not only has he broken that promise, he has also overseen the loss of hundreds of thousands of existing jobs. He’s left Ohioans disappointed and wondering when their own jobs will disappear.”

The Strickland campaign fired back, noting that Republicans and Democrats agree that NCR Corp. Chief Executive Bill Nuti did not give Dayton or Ohio a chance to compete for the NCR jobs.

After NCR made its announcement, state Sen. Jon Husted, R-Kettering, said, “As a Monday morning quarterback, I can tell you there are probably lots of things that could have been done differently (by state and local officials), but I don’t think anything would have changed the outcome. They (NCR executives) were never interested in engaging on the issue.”

Nonetheless, jobs and the economy are a top issue for Ohio voters heading into the November election season. Ohio’s unemployment rate dipped to 10.7 percent in May, down from 11 percent in March, which had been the highest since 1983.

Strickland is running against Republican John Kasich, a former congressman, Lehman Brothers investment banker and FoxNews commentator.

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