Summary Two new Republican ads targeting New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine contain a few misleading claims. One ad suggests that Corzine is responsible for New Jersey’s business climate being "among the worst in the nation." But the survey cited as the source of the claim shows that the perception of New Jersey’s business climate has improved under Corzine. The same ad also suggests that it’s Corzine’s fault that "unemployment is up 73 percent" in the state.... Click to Read the Full Post
Summary Less than a week after former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie won the right to challenge Democratic New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine as the Republican nominee in the fall gubernatorial contest, the Corzine campaign released two ads with the goal of reminding voters just how Republican Christie is. A number of the ads’ claims are reasonably on target. Christie is anti-abortion, for instance, and opposes new gun control laws. He doesn’t have much to say about global warming, either. But... Click to Read the Full Post
Summary One thing for certain in the race for Virginia’s governorship is that Bob McDonnell is the GOP nominee. As for the Democrats, three candidates are still vying for the nomination. That means plenty of battles on the airwaves. And a few of the Democrats’ ads don’t pass the fact-checking test: In one TV ad, Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee, repeats a well-worn (but wrong) claim, saying that "we use the failure rates... Click to Read the Full Post
