GOP struggles with blue-collar types in ads

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It's hard to find blue-collar workers nowadays, it would seem. Republicans want to slam Democrats this election season over job losses in states like Ohio and West Virginia. The problem is, it seems they can't find actual people in those states to make the case in their ads. In Ohio, GOP gubernatorial nominee John Kasich ran the spot below, pointing out that 400,000 jobs have been lost on Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland's watch. But it turns out the hard-hat worker in the spot is an actor.

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