By the Numbers

52: Ted Strickland spent 52% of everything he raised in order to beat the previously unknown City Councilman.

4: In the course of the primary, four prominent Democrats campaigned against Strickland.

Dick Celeste | Tom Sawyer | Tracy Maxwell Heard | Dr. Bill Angel

2: Retread Ted was caught flip-flopping two times, just during the primary.

Gun control | Life

3: The number of Ohio Editorial Boards that didn’t think Strickland was fit for the job.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Akron Beacon Journal | Elyria Chronicle-Telegram

6: Retread Ted was lambasted in six editorials for skirting his democratic duty and refusing the debate in the primary.

Debate, Mr. Strickland | Ted Strickand’s telling no-show on City Club debate | Ted Strickland makes the case for why he should debate P.G. Sittenfeld | Let’s have debates, Democrats | Let’s have debates between P.G. Sittenfeld and Ted Strickland | Open to debate: The Ohio Democratic Party should embrace, not ignore, the opportunity Mr. Sittenfeld’s campaign provides

13: The number of times Retread Ted has run for office.

1: “Man-Child” moment

350,000: The number of jobs Ohio lost when Ted Strickland was Governor – a number that Retread Ted will be held accountable for every day.

12: The number of tweets from Ted Strickland in a single day tying himself to President Obama (with a 51% disapproval rating in his state) in order to survive a primary.

0: The number of times Strickland weighed in on President Obama’s plan to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention center.