Claim: Last week, we wrote about a TV ad from Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds, the Democratic candidate to be the state's governor, which misleadingly described his opponent's role in utility rate increases over the last few years. Deeds' Republican challenger, former Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, responded with a misleading ad of his own. The ad turns the tables on Deeds, saying that he "supports Washington's cap and trade energy scheme that will dramatically increase utility rates for families and kill 56,000 coal and manufacturing jobs."
Fact-check: Dueling Ads in Virginia Race, Part 2 - FactCheck.org
Verdict: last week, we wrote about a tv ad from virginia state sen. creigh deeds, the democratic candidate to be the state's governor, which misleadingly described his opponent's role in utility rate increases over the last few years. deeds' republican challenger, former virginia attorney general bob mcdonnell, responded with a misleading ad of his own. the ad turns the tables on deeds, saying that he "supports washington's cap and trade energy scheme that will dramatically increase utility rates for families and kill 56,000 coal and manufacturing jobs."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-09-21T18:19:33