Summary New York Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco, a Republican, and businessman Scott Murphy, a Democrat, are battling to fill a House seat in New York’s 20th congressional district that was vacated when its occupant was appointed to the Senate. The special election is scheduled for March 31. Recent ads have included some false and misleading claims: Murphy and the DCCC claim that Tedisco won’t say whether he supports capping salaries for executives of companies receiving... Click to Read the Full Post
Summary Here we go again. The first round of attack ads in the 2010 midterm elections was announced this week by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Its new radio spots accuse 28 Republican House members variously of voting against tax breaks for working people, voting against money for schools, voting against creating jobs and voting against health insurance coverage for millions of children. The ads aren’t exactly false, but they don’t tell the whole story. Popular programs... Click to Read the Full Post
