WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a new web ad “Failed Promises: Scranton” ahead of President Obama’s latest taxpayer-funded campaign visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania – the 56th battleground visit and record of any president. The video highlights President Obama’s dismal economic record in the state: unemployment up 19 percent, 37,900 manufacturing jobs lost in the state and 189,000 more Pennsylvanians living in poverty.
The web ad can be viewed here.
“The Campaigner-in-Chief is back doing what he does best: campaigning to save his own job by pitting one group of Americans against the next,” said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus.
“He’ll be in Scranton, Pennsylvania today where he’ll try to create the illusion of an official event by pushing for higher taxes and more spending. But, the 37,900 Pennsylvania manufacturing workers who have lost their jobs in Obama’s economy know better. Pennsylvanians realize that this president has failed to get them back to work and turn the economy around.
“For a president who captivated audiences through his words, we need to hold him accountable for what he said. He’s right about one thing: this is a one term proposition. He hasn’t gotten the job done in the past three years and it’s time to change direction.”
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