"Taft endorsement" release a sham

The campaign opposing Issue 27, the sales tax increase to pay for a new jail and public safety programs, had a little fun today.

But some didn't think think it was so funny.

We Demand A Better Plan sent out this press release today claiming former Ohio Governor Bob Taft had endorsed Issue 27. It's not true. After reading a sentence or two into the sarcastic press release it becomes clear that the "endorsement" is a toungue-in-cheek joke. There is a disclaimer at the end of the statement too.

But supporters of Issue 27 think it's no laughing matter.

After the Hamilton County Commission meeting Wednesday morning, Commissioner Todd Portune said it ought to be illegal to misrepresent the facts in that manner.

"This is the same group that'll do anything to win an election," Portune said.

Portune said he'd heard that campaign spokesman Jason Gloyd was on 700 WLW that morning talking about the "endorsement," which made him even angrier. Gloyd says he was not on the radio, but he'd heard that some of the talk show hosts had, indeed, discussed the fake press release.