Monthly Archives: April 2008

Impact of Capital Gains Tax on the Middle Class

Posted on April 30, 2008

Q: Would raising the capital gains tax rate hit the middle class? A: More than 80 percent of all capital gains income went to those making more than $200,000 a year in 2006. Very few making under $50,000 would be affected by any increase in the top capital gains rate.

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DNC vs. McCain

Posted on April 29, 2008

Summary The Democratic National Committee has produced two TV ads against McCain, hoping to soften him up while the party figures out who its own presidential nominee will be. One ad shows selected portions of McCain’s comments that a 100-year U.S. presence in Iraq would be "fine with me." The …
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N.C.’s African American Population

Posted on April 29, 2008

Q: What percentage of North Carolina’s population is African American? A: In 2006, African Americans made up 21 percent of North Carolina’s total population. As of April 28, they also represent 21 percent of the state’s registered voters and 38 percent of registered Democrats.

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Not Enough Delegates?

Posted on April 25, 2008

Q: What happens if neither Clinton nor Obama wins enough delegates to secure the nomination? A: A brokered convention would result in the very unlikely event that neither sews up the nomination beforehand. We have no idea what would happen then.

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“Reprehensible Misrepresentation”

Posted on April 24, 2008 , Updated on April 30, 2008

Summary Conservative activist Floyd G. Brown, who had a hand in the 1988 "Willie Horton" attack ad, is seeking funds to show a new spot accusing Obama of being "weak" on Chicago gang killers in 2001 and suggesting he’d be weak on terrorism, too.  Brown bases the claim on Obama’s …
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Counting Obama’s and Clinton’s Delegates

Posted on April 23, 2008

Q: Which is the correct delegate count for Obama and Clinton? A: There’s no official count. Different news organizations and Web sites come up with slightly different estimates because the job is complex and involves a bit of guesswork.

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Obama and the National Anthem

Posted on April 22, 2008

Q: Did Obama say the National Anthem conveys a "war-like message" and should be swapped for something such as "I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing"? A: No. That’s false. The quote was one conservative writer’s idea of a joke, which has been picked up and repeated as though …
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PAC-ing Heat

Posted on April 21, 2008

Summary In their most recent TV ads Clinton and Obama attempt to convince Pennsylvania voters that the other is financed by lobbyists and special interests. Both ads miss the mark. Clinton’s ad accuses Obama of insincerely promising to accept no money from PACs and current lobbyists for his presidential campaign. …
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Misleading Pennsylvania Voters

Posted on April 21, 2008

Summary Clinton and Obama twisted facts unmercifully as they strained to make Pennsylvania voters believe the other is offering a flawed health care plan. An anti-Obama ad by a pro-Clinton group says her plan would "help every American" and implies his would not. In fact, Obama proposes to offer subsidized …
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Americans Making More than $250,000

Posted on April 20, 2008

Q: What percentage of the U.S. population makes more than $250,000 per year? A: Roughly one in 50 households will take in more than $250,000 next year.

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