Is New Romney Ad in Ohio a Sign He's Losing?

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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/10/28/is_new_romney_ad_in_ohio_a_sign_hes_losing.html

The Detroit Free Press reports Mitt Romney's new ad in Ohio is an attempt to turn the auto bailout against President Obama in a state that could make or break Romney's presidential hopes.

Think Progress says the ad contains "four myths."
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/10/28/1101491/romney-auto-bailout-ad-tells-four-myths-in-30-seconds/

It's also a fairly clear indication -- despite surrogates claiming Romney is now leading in Ohio -- that he's more likely running behind as the polling averages show.



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“Mitt Romney’s new ad is a sure sign of desperation, " said Matt McGrath, campaign spokesman for Obama's Michigan operation. "As Michiganders well know, when the American auto industry and a million workers’ jobs were on the line, Governor Romney turned his back. Now he’s pretending it never happened, while at the same time repeating a blatant falsehood that Chrysler is moving its Jeep operations to China. "
http://www.freep.com/article/20121028/NEWS15/121028024/1207/BUSINESS01/Romney-s-latest-ad-claims-he-will-do-more-auto-industry-than-Obama

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1. The fact that he includes a lie that has been directly countered by Jeep...

...is the clearest indication of desperation. Putting out an ad with such a blatant lie, *after* it has already been debunked by the private company in question, could really backfire. They're clearly feeling as though they need to risk it, at this point.