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Statements about Message Machine 2012
Tim Kaine

Tim Kaine

Mostly True

Includes cuts after he left office

"As governor, I cut $5 billion in spending."

Tommy Thompson

Tommy Thompson

Mostly False

She also backed stopping the tax increase

Says U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin supports a "tax increase that President Obama says" would cost middle-class families $3,000 per year.  

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

False

"No" on a procedural vote but "Yes" on passage

Says Jim Renacci "opposed increasing combat bonuses for our troops."

Paul Hirschbiel

Paul Hirschbiel

Pants on Fire!

We pass judgments on statements, not campaigns

"Virginia papers called (Scott) Rigell’s campaign ‘Mostly False.’"

Greater Wisconsin Political Fund

Greater Wisconsin Political Fund

Mostly False

Jumping to assumptions

"Women who have miscarriages could be investigated by police" under legislation supported by Republican state Senate candidate Rick Gudex.

Betty Sutton

Betty Sutton

True

He battled the state in court, but ultimately paid

"Jim Renacci tried to avoid paying taxes on nearly $14 million that he made."

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood

Half-True

Presidents and senators can't directly 'overturn' decision

Says Mitt Romney and George Allen "would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to end safe, legal abortion even in cases of rape, incest or when a woman's life is at risk."

Crossroads GPS

Crossroads GPS

Mostly False

A selective description meant to mislead

"Sherrod Brown supported President Obama's $453 billion tax increase."

Rob Zerban

Rob Zerban

Pants on Fire!

Recycled claim long ago debunked

Says Paul Ryan’s budget plan "ends Medicare."

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel

True

Ultimately paid with late penalties and interest

Sherrod Brown "failed to pay his own taxes three separate times."

Lois Frankel

Lois Frankel

Mostly False

Connecting dots that are pretty far apart

Says Adam Hasner "gives the wealthy tax breaks worth $250,000 a year but hikes middle class taxes $2,000."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly False

Fees raised once, not eight times

As governor, "Mitt Romney raised nursing home fees eight times."

Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.

Coalition to Bring Jobs to R.I.

Mostly False

Some jobs at risk, but not 900

"By voting to approve [Question 1], we can . . . save 900 jobs" at Twin River.

National Education Association

National Education Association

Mostly True

Voted against a bill to require coverage

Says that Josh Mandel voted to let insurance companies deny coverage for autism

Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)

Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)

Mostly False

Owed taxes, doesn't own a fat cat pad

"Newgard owed more than $13,000 for unpaid taxes on his $1 million Milwaukie apartment complex."

Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney

Half-True

Number is cherry-picked

"Since President Obama took office, there are over 450,000 more unemployed women."

Priorities USA Action

Priorities USA Action

Mostly False

Effects on education far from clear

Says Romney wants to "take away early childhood education, slash K-12 funding, and cut college aid … to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires."

Josh Mandel

Josh Mandel

Mostly False

350 votes out of more than 10,000

"We need a Senator who shows up to work. Sherrod Brown missed over 350 official votes."

American Crossroads

American Crossroads

Half-True

It was more than just Obama's spending

President Barack Obama’s "spending drove us $5 trillion deeper in debt."

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Mostly False

Those jobs had left long before

Says Romney invested in a firm that made goods in China that "could have been made here in America."

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