10TV’s Ohio Senate Debate: Strickland vs. Portman

Ted Strickland and Rob Portman had their second debate last night in the studios of 10TV, in what has been the one of the biggest interest races in the nation behind the Presidential.

Some key moments from this debate are:

• Strickland calculating Portman’s income at 333.57 an hour despite the senator’s vote against raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10.
• Portman claimed Strickland made $400,000 while working for the Center for American Progress after leaving the Governor’s office. Strickland said, “Oh, senator, that’s a big whopper. I’ve never made $400,000 in my life.”
• Portman on Strickland’s Ohio: “He left the next administration with an $8 billion deficit in January 2011,” Portman said. “Eight billion dollars. Unprecedented.”
• Strickland refuted this claim, and blamed the state of Ohio’s economy after he left on the national recession. “It was caused by the bush administration policies and Wall Street.”

Supporters of both candidates hung around outside the studios, including supporters of Green Party Senate Candidate Joseph DeMare. His supporters protested his lack of presence — after he wasn’t invited to the debate.

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