Mudslinging McCain

Ohio Democratic Party Announces Director of Hispanic Outreach

The Ohio Democratic Party today announced the hiring of Christopher Ferdin as the party’s Director of Hispanic Outreach.  Ferdin is currently an undergraduate student at The Ohio State University studying engineering and an active member of the College Democrats.  The new position will focus on statewide community outreach and voter contact activities centered upon Ohio’s sizable Hispanic population. 

Vote for Change with Bruce Springsteen

This is an upcoming event in Columbus, at Ohio State's Main Oval.  Sunday, October 5th. 

The event is free, but tickets are available at several Central Ohio Campaign for Change offices.

Gates open at 3 pm and the event begins at 4:30 pm. 

The ad that wins Ohio

The ad's facts are simple: Under George Bush, 1,087 factories and companies in Ohio have shut down or had mass layoffs due to the failed Republican policies in Washington - an average of nearly three per week in Ohio each and every week for the past eight years.

These shutdowns or layoffs have put more than 180,000 Ohioans out of work, devastating their families and our communities.

These aren't just numbers – they are our neighbors.

John McCain cannot win without Ohio and the race in Ohio will come down to only a handful of votes. So we need you to be part of the momentum that puts Barack Obama over the top in Ohio on November 4.

There is no time to wait. The time for real change is now. And delivering Ohio to Obama will deliver him the Election.

Ohio and America cannot afford another four years. Please donate as much as you can afford TODAY. And then send this message to your friends.

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Ohio's Eight Years of Economic Pain

Click here to read the report. 

The three democrats say the Bush Administration devastated Franklin County's economy, causing more than 18,000.

But the numbers are not quite so clear. According to the Franklin County Job and Family Services archives, almost 19,000 people have lost jobs in Franklin County since 2001. But Bill LaFayette, an economic analyst with the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, said the number is higher than that. He said it's closer to 23,000 jobs. And that does not include this year.

Franklin County Democratic Chairman William Anthony specifically blamed the Bush Administration for factories that have shut down in Columbus. He recalled the Delphi plant on Georgesville Road that closed in late 2007. More than 400 people were out of work when it closed and more than 500 people previously took early retirement buyouts.

"They used to manufacture door locks. And they moved all that operation over to China. And you know they did so because it was easy to move stuff to China instead of making the plant work here. Most of it was because of cheaper labor and less restriction," Anthony said.