The April 3 face-off between county Judge Annette Ziegler and attorney Linda Clifford for a seat on the state’s highest court has spawned a springtime blizzard of negative ads in the milk-fed Midwest.
White House Spins Iraqi Polling
An ABC News survey of public opinion in Iraq found much pessimism as the fourth anniversary of the war approached. A British poll’s summary sounded less gloomy, but was actually similar.
MoveOn.org PAC: They’ve Got the Wrong Guys
MoveOn.org Political Action began airing ads attacking four Republican senators in their home states, accusing them of favoring escalation of the war in Iraq.
Facts Of The Union
We found some puffery in President Bush’s State of the Union address.
Medicare Hot Air
Democrats oversell their Medicare prescription drug bill, falsely claiming it will bring big price cuts for medication. Republicans have been equally misleading.
Bush’s Iraq Speech
While President Bush was right on the facts he cited in his Iraq speech, there were some notable omissions.
Campaign Distortions in Texas Runoff
Henry Bonilla tries to link his opponent to “Islamic radicals.”
Judicial Campaigns: Beginning to Look a Lot Like Congress
We take a look back at another set of ads, present in greater numbers than ever before – ones that were aired in state Supreme Court races.
Our 2006 Awards
As we wait for the ballots to be counted, we look back on some of that ads that caught our attention for other reasons. We offer these FactCheck.org awards just for fun.
Accusations Fly in Senate Squeakers
Voters in Tennessee, Missouri and Virginia – three states where polls have shown the Senate candidates to be neck-and-neck – have been particularly swamped with ads.