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Alaska Ad Criticizing Sullivan’s Votes Leaves Out Context, Makes False Suggestion

Alaska Ad Criticizing Sullivan’s Votes Leaves Out Context, Makes False Suggestion

An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan “voted to raise Alaskans’ healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.” But that’s not the whole story, and the ad leaves the false impression that Sullivan received that money.

Same Tactic, Different Candidate in Nebraska

Same Tactic, Different Candidate in Nebraska

Club for Growth Action takes a newspaper article out of context to portray Republican Nebraska Senate candidate Sid Dinsdale as “really liberal” because he said “Obamacare has some good aspects.”