Dem group lashes Kasich

[Kolesar]

By: ALEXANDER BURNS on May 25, 2010 @ 6:38 AM

SCORE EXCLUSIVE -- DEFINING KASICH: An independent expenditure group led by the Democratic Governors Association is going up today with an aggressive ad against Ohio gubernatorial candidate John Kasich, highlighting the former Republican congressman's work as a banker at Lehman Brothers. The commercial, from Building a Stronger Ohio, describes Lehman as "one of the Wall Street banks responsible for the crash that hurt Ohio's economy," and warns: "Lehman Brothers hid toxic loans from regulators and gave out more than $16 billion in bonuses while Kasich was a managing director. ... But Kasich refuses to reveal how big all his bonuses were or how much he was paid." Images of a check made out to Kasich for "Untold Millions of Dollars" flash on the screen before the narrator says in closing: "Ask John Kasich to explain how he got rich on Wall Street." Watch the ad here.

http://bit.ly/bUDj4i

Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland has already been hammering Kasich over his Wall Street ties, and Building a Stronger Ohio has the resources to make this new hit sting: it's taken in $1.7 million in contributions this month, including $1.5 million from the DGA, according to documents filed with the Ohio secretary of state. The group has also launched a new site to go after Kasich at www.strongerohio.org.
http://www.politico.com/morningscore/

[rg302200]

1. That is awesome

I am glad the Dem's are going after Kasich hard! He is just another rethug who piled up millions of dollars while the workers got the shaft. I have noticed that he backed off of his plan to eliminate the states income tax after it was notated that it would force the state to cut over 10,000 state jobs!!!

[ckimmy57]

2. I agree

I've said for a long time the Democrats need to grow some balls and come out swinging.