Are Candidates Swearing Off ‘Attack Ads?’ Maybe This Reform is Working.
Where are all the nasty, personal, negative TV spots? Candidates seem to be reluctant to run them — and there’s a reason. A new law requires presidential candidates to appear in their own ads and take...
View ArticleSoft on Crime in Georgia?
Summary New ads in the Georgia Senate race attack Democrat Martin for his votes on crime bills. But they offer a misleading look at his record: A Republican Party ad claims that Martin voted against...
View ArticleA False Tax Attack
Summary A new Democratic attack ad accuses a Republican House candidate in Hawaii of signing a pledge protecting tax breaks for sending jobs overseas. It could be a prototype of future attack ads...
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Committee for Truth in Politics
Political leanings: Conservative, Republican Spending target: Unknown; $7 million spent by September 2010 The Committee for Truth in Politics is a conservative, Republican-leaning group...
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Sen. Boxer and the ‘Three-Inch Smelt’
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is attacking Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer of California in two ads accusing her of favoring a "three-inch smelt," a freshwater fish, over water and jobs. The ads aren’t...
View ArticleMore (Mostly Accurate) Virginia Attacks
Virginia Democrat Terry McAuliffe’s latest ad says Republican Ken Cuccinelli “twists the facts” by saying McAuliffe made millions from a company that went bankrupt, leaving thousands of workers...
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NextGen Climate Action
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal Spending target: $100 million San Francisco billionaire and climate-change activist Tom Steyer spent millions in three high-profile 2013 elections, and his...
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