Dale Butland
Role at the time: Ohio Democratic strategist, interviewed by WOSU
Condemned
Statement summary
Butland says the advertisement is wrong and predicts a backlash among Ohio voters.
“On the measure of right or wrong, this falls on the wrong side”
Open the original interview (opens in a new tab)Dale Butland compares the Acton ad backlash with a 1988 Ohio campaignButland interview; paragraph beginning On the measure
WOSU interview reporting published by WYSO. Butland criticizes the ad and predicts an electoral cost. The article does not give the interview date.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Butland judges the advertisement wrong, rather than merely predicting its effectiveness.