Gibbons, Mandel Continue Attack Ads in Ohio Weeks After Senate Debate Altercation

Ohio GOP Senate candidate Mike Gibbons talks to voters at a meet and greet in February. Courtesy of Mike Gibbons' Facebook page

It was March 18 when Ohio GOP Senate candidates Mike Gibbons and Josh Mandel engaged in a nose-to-nose altercation during a debate in suburban Columbus. The aftermath lingers almost three weeks later.

Mandel alleged that Gibbons sent American jobs to China. Gibbons claimed that Mandel, a former state representative and state treasurer who served two tours in Iraq as a U.S. Marine, has never worked in the private sector.