Tag Archives: Charlie Crist

Sunday Replay

Posted on October 25, 2010

This week, we find guests on the Sunday public affairs shows making false statements about disclosure of political funds, whether a Senate candidate pushed to have terrorists tried in his home state or favored letting states ban private health insurance, and whether middle-income families would pay more if the Bush …
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Rubio Misfires on Crist’s Health Care Shift

Posted on July 29, 2010

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s position on the new federal health care law has shifted, but not as much as Marco Rubio’s latest ad says. In the highly competitive race for the U.S. Senate, Rubio — the presumptive GOP nominee — released an ad July 22 titled “The People,” which claims: …
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Boyd’s Ad on Florida Jobs Stretches Truth

Posted on June 9, 2010

Democratic Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida is running a TV ad falsely accusing his primary opponent of having "killed jobs," while exaggerating his own record for creating jobs. The ad, titled “Job Killer,” has been airing since May 20 in Boyd’s North Florida district. Job Killer? Rep. Boyd’s ad goes …
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Shady Deals in the Sunshine State?

Posted on April 13, 2010

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has launched another ad attacking GOP primary opponent Marco Rubio — and the ethics and legality of his past dealings. They’re campaigning to get the Republican nod for a Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Mel Martinez. The primary is in August. Crist’s ad draws parallels …
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Crist, Rubio Ad War

Posted on March 29, 2010

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist once looked like he’d surely get the GOP nomination in the race to replace outgoing Sen. Mel Martinez. But it’s the former Florida state House speaker, Republican Marco Rubio, who’s currently positioned as the front-runner. With several months to go before the August primary, Crist released …
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Extras: Palin, Rubio, Apps and Chain E-mails

Posted on November 20, 2009

From time to time we come across bits of political malarkey or other items that don’t quite rate a full article. Starting today, we’ll collect these tidbits in a new, occasional feature we call "Extras." Palin: "Who makes a decision like that?" In a Nov. 6 appearance at a no-cameras-allowed …
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DSCC Ad Links Crist and Ayotte to Palin

Posted on July 22, 2009

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has released a Web ad linking one confirmed and one potential Republican candidate in the 2010 senatorial races to soon-to-be former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. But one person isn’t quite like the others. According to a description of the ad on its YouTube channel, the …
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Spread the Tax Hooey!

Posted on October 26, 2008

Summary Republicans are misrepresenting Obama's tax proposals right down to the bitter end. New radio ads from the McCain campaign and a TV spot from the pro-Republican group Let Freedom Ring are targeting voters nationwide with some of the same tax deceptions we've been hearing all fall, rolled in a …
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