2012 U.S. Senate's race

Mack says he wouldn't let his district lose out after the law passed

Says Connie Mack "wrote a letter to the Department of Transportation in order to get $29 million in stimulus for his congressional district."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, November 2nd, 2012

More doesn't mean more accurate

Connie Mack

"Bill Nelson actually voted in favor of higher taxes 272 times."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Connie Mack did struggle to explain how he would have voted, but ended on "no"

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack initially said he would have voted "yes" for the Paul Ryan budget plan, and then, "you said it was stupid and you would vote no. And then your folks corrected you, and you changed your position again, yes."

— PolitiFact Florida on Monday, October 29th, 2012

Congressional Research Service study documented cuts

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack’s Penny Plan would cut "over $200 billion out of Medicare, over $1 trillion out of Social Security. ... $3 trillion out of defense."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 24th, 2012

No actual vote, but co-sponsored legislation

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack voted to redefine "rape" as "forcible rape."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, October 19th, 2012

Math is correct

Connie Mack

"I’ve got a 94 percent" career voting record in Congress while Bill Nelson has "a 92 percent voting record."

— PolitiFact Florida on Friday, October 19th, 2012

Mack gets one for Lee County condo

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack takes two homestead exemptions, "directly contrary to Florida’s Constitution."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Yes, he was campaigning in Florida

Bill Nelson

In 2012, Connie Mack missed 178 votes, "one of the worst voting records" in Congress.

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

Not nearly that many times

Connie Mack

"Bill Nelson voted for higher taxes 150 times."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

A claim oft repeated and never right

Connie Mack

Says Bill Nelson voted to cut $700 billion out of Medicare to pay for Obamacare.

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012

New ad recycles old claims

American Crossroads

Says Bill Nelson "cast the deciding vote for Obamacare cutting Medicare spending by $700 billion and letting an unelected board decide what gets covered here."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

1994 assault weapons ban exempted hundreds of hunting guns

National Rifle Association

"Bill Nelson voted for a ban on millions of commonly owned firearms, which included many popular hunting and target rifles."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, September 25th, 2012

No seniors asked to day trade

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack IV co-sponsored a bill to "take a third of the Social Security Trust Fund ... give it in individual accounts to the senior citizens, who then were to invest it in the stock market."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Yes, but this business is a special case

Connie Mack

"A small business in my district" needed "31 different permits and fees just to be able to expand."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012

Lot of counting tricks here

Connie Mack

Says Bill Nelson "voted to raise our taxes 150 times."

— PolitiFact Florida on Monday, August 20th, 2012

Distorting Medicare again

American Commitment

Bill Nelson’s vote for the Affordable Care Act "cuts $500 billion from Medicare to pay for new government programs."

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, August 9th, 2012

Hooters and altercations are old news

Bill Nelson

Says Connie Mack IV has been "a promoter for Hooters with a history of bar room brawling, altercations and road rage."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, August 7th, 2012

Not so, say scientists

Dave Weldon

Embryonic stem cell research is at a "dead end, with no one good example of a successful treatment."

— PolitiFact Florida on Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

Nelson missed a lot of votes -- 22 years ago

Connie Mack

Twenty two years ago, when he was running for governor, Bill Nelson missed 56 percent of his votes in the U.S. House.

— PolitiFact Florida on Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Out-of-date data

Dave Weldon

"This year in Congress (Connie Mack IV) has missed almost half of his votes."

— PolitiFact Florida on Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

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