Tag Archives: Rob Portman

Obama, Ohio Jobs and Bailout Bonuses

Posted on September 17, 2010

In episode 29 of our podcast, we debunk a claim made by President Obama about Afghanistan, dueling ads about jobs in the Ohio Senate race, and an Arizona ad that makes an overblown assertion about executive bonuses and the stimulus. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode29.mp3[/podcast] For more on the stories discussed in this episode, …
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A Record Jobs Loss?

Posted on September 16, 2010

Republican Senate candidate Rob Portman is attacking his Democratic opponent, Lee Fisher, for the loss of jobs in Ohio. Portman’s ad claims that under Fisher’s watch — he’s lieutenant governor — the state lost "a record number" of jobs "to other states." But this supposed "record" is based on statistics …
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Bush Years Revisited in Ohio Senate Race

Posted on September 10, 2010

In the Ohio Senate race, Democrat Lee Fisher’s first TV ad of the fall campaign misrepresents Republican Rob Portman’s years in the Bush administration: The ad is wrong when it says Portman, as President George W. Bush’s "trade czar," was responsible for "sending 100,000 Ohio jobs overseas." The 100,000 lost jobs …
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