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Bill Todd insults Youngstown, Toledo?


I wasn’t at today’s Columbus mayoral debate between Republican candidate Bill Todd and incumbent Democratic mayor, Michael Colemen, so I can’t say for sure, but here’s what the Columbus Dispatch’s The Daily Briefing is reporting in terms of the opponents throwing zingers:

…Democrat Michael B. Coleman and Republican Bill Todd got off a few good lines in the course of their face-to-face encounter at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Cafe.

Todd, after Coleman bragged about the city bucking Ohio’s job-loss statistics: “We’re setting the bar pretty low comparing ourselves to Youngstown and Toledo.”

Eek. I guess Todd doesn’t make the rounds of blogs like I will shout Youngstown or Youngstown Pride or Thurber’s Thoughts (in Toledo), who posted today about how highly regarded Toledo is in this week’s Newseek. Or Brewed Fresh Daily which regularly includes positive news about Youngstown’s growth and innovation.

Nothing like trying to make your town look good while putting down others in the state.

Cross-posted at Wide Open.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 6:04 pm October 3rd, 2007 in Elections, Ohio, Politics 

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