In a blistering attack, Ohio Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate said Rob Portman, his Republican opponent, had "sold out American workers" and was the "chief architect" of trade and budget policies that cost hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
Speaking to leaders of the Cleveland labor movement at a breakfast fund raiser Tuesday, Fisher blasted Portman for television ads blaming the administration of Gov. Ted Strickland for the loss of 400,000 jobs during the current recession.
"Everyone knows that this is not a state recession," Fisher said. "It's a national recession caused by the misguided policies of the Bush administration."
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