Subject: 2016 GOP HIT on HRC
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Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 06:30:22 -0700

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May 3, 2016

WASHINGTON - "Retread" Ted Strickland's endorsed candidate for President, Hillary Clinton, is scheduled to deliver a speech about jobs in Ohio today.

Based on the Democrats' war on coal<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-r/>, it's fair to assume she won't be talking about coal jobs...

When Hillary Clinton declared on national television<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-y/> that she was going "to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business," Ted Strickland was silent. He didn't denounce Clinton's comments.

But Retread Ted's war on coal didn't start there.

While in his "dream job" as President of the liberal special interest group, Center for American Progress (CAP), Strickland announced his support for the EPA Clean Power Plan. CAP went on to call coal a "dead man walking<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-j/>" and celebrated that the Clean Power Plan "speeds up the transition<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-t/>."

Despite thousands of hardworking Ohioans relying on coal jobs across the state, Strickland's Washington DC special interest group was devoted to putting those very people out of work.

In a recent Roll Call story<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-i/>, Strickland was recognized for his endorsement by "an anti-coal group." The story also notes that Strickland's position on coal grew progressively worse for Ohio over time, and Christian Palich, president of the Ohio coal association told Roll Call that, "many who had supported Strickland...in the past felt [he] had abandoned coal." They were right.

Strickland is doubling down, not backing down, from the Democrats' war on coal.

BACKGROUND:

In 2014, Strickland relocated to D.C. where he served as the president of the liberal CAP Action Fund. He said it was his "dream job." [Strickland was tapped] to promote liberal causes in his home state and across the country as head of an influential Washington think tank's advocacy arm...Strickland said in an interview with The Associated Press that he has not entirely ruled out a run against U.S. Sen. Rob Portman in 2016, but he considers heading CAP Action "a dream job" and will devote all his energies to it. (The Associated Press, March 19, 2014)

In June 2014, Strickland Announced His Support For The Obama Administration's EPA Clean Power Plan Regulations. "Strickland, who now leads the advocacy arm of a Washington think tank, said before the new federal plan was released that he thinks it is achievable and necessary for creating a healthier environment." (Kantele Franko and Julie Carr Smyth, "Ohio Bill Would Limit Impact Of New Pollution Rule," The Associated Press<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-d/>, 6/2/14)

Ted Strickland's CAP Action Fund Called Coal "A Dead Man Walking," And Said Obama's Regulations "Speed Up The Transition"

*         Think Progress: "Coal Was On Its Way Out And This Speeds Up The Transition." (Ryan Koronowski, "8 Things You Should Know About The Biggest Thing A President's Ever Done On Climate Change," Think Progress<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-h/>, 6/2/14)

*         Think Progress: Coal is a "A Dead Man Walking." (Tom Kenworthy, "'Coal Is A Dead Man Walking': A Look Back At 2014," Think Progress<http://e.nrsc.org/t/j-l-kythjyy-bttjdhyyk-k/>, 12/9/14)

Lauren Hendricks