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Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Clinton and the Popular Vote
Posted on June 5, 2008
Q: Did Clinton win the popular vote? A: Obama won more votes unless you count Michigan, where he wasn’t on the ballot.
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Obama’s ‘Dreams of My Father’
Posted on June 3, 2008
Q: Did Obama write that he would "stand with the Muslims" and that he nurses a "pervasive sense of grievance and animosity" toward whites? A: No. A widely circulated e-mail fabricates some quotes from Obama’s books and twists others.
Is Hamas Backing Obama for President?
Posted on May 31, 2008 , Updated on June 6, 2008
Q: Did Hamas endorse Barack Obama? A: A top adviser to the militant group has spoken favorably about Obama's candidacy.
Clinton Spins Her Donors
Posted on May 30, 2008 , Updated on June 2, 2008
The debt-strapped Clinton campaign is appealing for money with an e-mail telling potential donors that polls “consistently” show she would beat McCain in November, and that she’s leading Obama in the popular vote. We find both claims are misleading. A number of recent polls actually show Clinton tied with McCain, or even trailing. For most of 2008, polls have shown McCain ahead.
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The Budget According to McCain: Part II
Posted on May 14, 2008
In our last installment we looked at McCain’s pronouncements on spending cuts to help balance the budget. In Part II, we examine what he’s said on a subject that might be more pleasing to many Americans: lowering taxes. We found exaggerations and distortions here, as well.
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Gunning for Obama
Posted on May 6, 2008
A mailer sent from Clinton’s campaign to the homes of selected Indiana voters just before the Democratic primary goes after Obama for allegedly shifting his position on guns to suit his audience. The mailer’s not outright wrong in any of its statements. But the facts muddy the picture.
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Running on Fumes
Posted on May 5, 2008
Summary Late-inning ads by both Clinton and Obama in the run-up to the Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina focus on Clinton’s gas tax holiday proposal. But the ads are also misleading. Clinton’s ad claims motorists would save $8 billion during her summer "holiday," not mentioning that no economists …
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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.
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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