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Wed Sep 30, 2020, 06:43 AM Sep 2020

Ohio Republican Party pulls attack ad after realizing it attacked the wrong person

https://www.cleveland.com/open/2020/09/ohio-republican-party-pulls-attack-ad-after-realizing-it-attacked-the-wrong-person.html

Ohio Republican Party pulls attack ad after realizing it attacked the wrong person

Updated Sep 28, 4:18 PM; Posted Sep 28, 4:18 PM

By Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Republican Party has pulled an ad that falsely attacked state Rep. Phil Robinson for being sued over an unpaid debt from 1999 after Robinson pointed out the lawsuit actually involved a different person with the same name.

The ad launched on Facebook on Friday, according to the social media site’s political ad tracker. Along with a picture of Robinson, a Democrat from Solon elected in 2018, it read “Phil Robinson can’t manage his own finances… Can we trust him with ours?”

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Ohio Republican Party pulls attack ad after realizing it attacked the wrong person (Original Post) sl8 Sep 2020 OP
I hope he can sue for damages. idziak4ever1234 Sep 2020 #1
Totally par for the course. Surprised they retracted. Lucky Luciano Sep 2020 #2
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