FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 17, 2010
CONTACT: JAMES SLEPIAN
James@Renacciforcongress.com
COOK POLITICAL REPORT BOOSTS ODDS OF A RENACCI VICTORY
Top Analyst Shifts Race Rating from “Lean Democrat” to “Toss Up”
Canton, OH—Today, the Cook Political Report, one of the nation’s most well respected independent political analysts, announced that it was shifting its rating on the congressional race in Ohio’s 16th district from “Lean Democrat” to “Toss Up”. Cook’s rating shift in the direction of a Republican pick-up in the 16th district is the latest in a string of indicators that John Boccieri’s prospects for re-election are collapsing. Jim Renacci now joins Steve Stivers and Steve Chabot as the three Ohio Republican challengers running in “Toss Up” rated races, according to the Cook Political Report.
“If John Boccieri thinks he can win re-election by continuing to hide from voters and deflecting attention from the crushing job losses, higher taxes and exploding deficits that have defined his career, it seems the only person he’s fooling is himself. Jim Renacci’s record as a proven job creator and his commitment to lower taxes, a balanced budget and fiscal responsibility is clearly resonating with the voters in this district who have grown tired of John Boccieri’s unwavering loyalty to Nancy Pelosi’s bankrupt agenda,” Renacci spokesman James Slepian said.
The Cook Political Report is not the only independent analyst who has shifted this race in the direction of a Renacci victory. Earlier this year, Real Clear Politics shifted the race from “Toss Up” to “Lean Republican”.