FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 20, 2010
Where Are the Jobs, Mr. Vice President?
(Columbus) – Ohio Republican Party Chairman Kevin DeWine welcomed the Obama administration back to the Buckeye State for the fourth time in a month today, thanking Vice President Joe Biden for his persistent efforts to fire up the state’s angry electorate.
“Joe Biden is a visible reminder of why Ohioans are fed up with the failed policies and reckless spending of the Obama administration,” said DeWine. “He’s been here three times since August, and the only thing Ohio has to show for it is 15,000 more people on the unemployment line.”
The Strickland administration released its latest jobs report on Friday, indicating that Ohio lost 15,400 non-farm payroll jobs last month. The state has now lost nearly 72,000 in the past year and experienced 17 straight months of double-digit unemployment rates. Ohio has lost 163,500 jobs since the Obama administration signed the stimulus bill into effect in February of 2009.
A Quinnipiac University poll released last week shows that President Obama’s policies are motivating Ohioans to vote against Ted Strickland for governor andLee Fisher for the United States Senate.
- “By a 58 – 37 percent margin, likely Ohio voters want a U.S. Senator who opposes President Obama’s policies . . . And by 49 – 31 percent, voters want Republicans rather than Democrats to control the U.S. Senate.”
- Quinnipiac Pollster Peter Brown: “Among the likely Ohio electorate for this November, President Barack Obama is not a popular fellow. Independent likely voters disapprove 65 – 31 percent of the job he is doing. With the president such a heavy weight around the neck of Democratic candidates, it will be hard for one to win such a high-profile office this year in Ohio.”
- “With more than three out of four voters unsatisfied with the way things are going in Ohio, it’s no surprise that Gov. Strickland trails so badly. In bad times, governors and presidents pay the political price and since Barack Obama is not on the ballot this year, Ted Strickland is the focus of unhappy Ohioans.” (Quinnipiac University Poll, news release, 9/16/10)
For the Record
Ohio’s unemployment rate has increased from 9.1 percent, when the stimulus was passed, to 10.5 percent. (U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov, Accessed 8/17/10)
CNBC’s annual rankings of “America’s Top States for Business” reported that Ohio dropped from 29th in 2009 to 34th in 2010. (Brent Larkin, Op-Ed, The Plain Dealer, 8/8/10)
Foreclosures in Ohio rose 27% in July – to 11th worst in the nation.(Dayton Business Journal, 8/12/10)
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