Ted Strickland Jokes About Justice Scalia’s Death, Says ‘It Happened at a Good Time’

Strickland Jokes About Justice Scalia’s Death Happening ‘At a Good Time’ (The Washington Free Beacon)

Ted Strickland, a Democratic candidate for Senate in Ohio, joked on Monday that the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died “at a good time” for unions.

Strickland was speaking at an AFL-CIO Next Up Young Workers event in Cleveland when he made his off beat remark, which was obtained by America Rising PAC.

Strickland was talking about a 4-4 ruling by the Supreme Court in March that many viewed as a victory for unions. Most observers believe Scalia would have probably given the tie-breaking vote against unions had he not died the prior month.