A conservative group’s ad attacking Sen. Mark Pryor shows an image of a senior man while saying Pryor “suggested raising the retirement age” for Social Security. He did — but not for the gentleman pictured.
More Senior Scare in Arkansas
Issues: Social Security
Social Security Scare in Louisiana
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu makes misleading claims in a TV ad about Rep. Bill Cassidy’s support for a nonbinding budget resolution that recommended changes to the Social Security system.
A Sour Note From ‘Every Voice’
Two new ads from a newly renamed liberal group attack Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas with descriptions of favors he supposedly did for campaign donors. One of the ads is inaccurate and misleading.
More Senior Scare in Montana
A new ad from Republican Montana Senate candidate Steve Daines falsely accuses his Democratic opponent, Sen. John Walsh, of wanting to privatize Social Security. And both candidates trade jabs in competing TV ads on Medicare.
60 Plus Association
Republican-leaning group that calls itself “the conservative alternative” to AARP.
Americans United for Change
Americans United for Change is a liberal group whose message closely mirrors that of the Obama White House.
Real People Really Misleading in Florida
TV ads by competing outside groups employ local residents to make misleading claims about Democrat Alex Sink and Republican David Jolly in Florida’s hotly contested special House race.
Competing Attack Ads in Florida Miss Mark
Competing attack ads ask what voters “really know” about Florida congressional candidates Alex Sink and David Jolly. But don’t count on the ads to clear things up, as both rely on misleading claims.
Arkansas Race Off to Misleading Start
The Arkansas Senate race got off to a dubious start as both major party candidates found themselves under attack in misleading TV ads.
VA Democrats Throw the Book at Cuccinelli
A Democratic TV ad goes a little too far when it says GOP gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli’s new book “questions whether Medicare and Social Security should exist.”