OH-16: John Boccieri Calls on Schuring to Retract Public Lie

John Boccieri Calls on Schuring to Retract Public Lie

Today, candidate for U.S. Congress John Boccieri (OH-16) called on opponent Kirk Schuring to issue an immediate public apology for reporting completely false information about Senator Boccieri to the press, and to start talking about the issues that matter to the people of the 16th District instead of Washington-style politics.

In a press release issued on August 7 entitled “Boccieri Attends New York Fundraiser,” the Schuring campaign stated that Boccieri “attended a fundraiser in New York City Wednesday night.” Schuring attempted to attack Boccieri for traveling to New York while Schuring was in Ohio.

Unfortunately, the Schuring campaign’s assertion about Sen. Boccieri’s whereabouts is completely untrue. Boccieri was not in New York yesterday – in fact, he was in Canton, Ohio, the same city Sen. Schuring won't come to because he “might be shot at.”

Boccieri said today:

“The desperation of Sen. Schuring to disconnect himself with Washington insiders is revealing. He has some nerve to falsely attack me about Washington politics while he has Karl Rove’s group running radio ads for his campaign. Maybe he was just repeating bad information from his handlers in Washington, in which case I hope he will have the honor and decency to admit his mistake, issue a public correction to the press, and promise to start running his own campaign from now on.”

Why won't Mr. Schuring debate the issues? Does he expect to win OH-16 with "Rovellian Distraction Tactics"?