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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Democrats are accusing a leading national business federation of altering a photo of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and misrepresenting one of his votes in TV attack ads airing statewide.
Brown, the state’s senior senator, has been targeted by several national groups heading into his re-election bid next year. Democrats say the latest round of ads, paid for by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, altered a photo taken by The Associated Press from color to black-and-white in a way that makes Brown look unshaven and haggard.
The party has dubbed the issue “Picturegate” and is seeking to link it to what they say has been a pattern of deception by Brown’s likely Republican opponent, state Treasurer Josh Mandel.
