Greg Sargent scans the Ohio media for coverage of Mitt Romney’s ad claiming that Obama is helping Chrysler ship jobs to China, and finds that it’s mostly pretty scorching:
This is hardly a comprehensive look at the local coverage, but it does suggest the possibility that Romney’s Jeep-to-China gamble may be backfiring. Polls have shown that large numbers of Ohioans don’t think Romney cares about their needs and problems. And the Obama campaign views the auto bailout, and Romney’s dishonesty about it, as central to their closing case against Romney’s character, integrity, and true priorities. So these are exactly the headlines the Obama team wants.
I’d like to believe this. But I wonder if it’s true. In terms of reach and effectiveness, how does a bunch of indignant newspaper coverage compare to a gut-punch of a TV ad that airs a few thousand times in the course of a week? I’m not sure. I guess we’ll find out next Tuesday.