Romney Placard Mysteriously Disappears From Ohio Guv’s Reelect Image

Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at the Performing Arts Center Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, in Medina, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
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An image on the reelection website for Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) seems to have scrubbed a placard from Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.

The Columbus Dispatch caught the difference. It seems that the placard had been removed from the campaign image.

Here’s the original image featuring the Romney “real change on day one” sign, via the Dispatch:

And here’s the image sans the Romney placard:

The Dispatch also noted that Kasich’s reelection campaign wants to make sure it protects itself from criticism on economic inequality issues that hurt Romney’s 2012 campaign.

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