Claim: More on that governor's race in Virginia: Bob McDonnell, the GOP candidate and the former state attorney general, is running an ad that's meant to bathe his "comprehensive transportation plan" in a warm glow. Ironically, though, the ad's only reference for its claims is an editorial from the Washington Post in July that devotes far more space to criticizing McDonnell's plan than to praising it. Part of the ad – the portion that cites the Post's critique of state Sen.
Fact-check: McDonnell Ad Cites Praise, Leaves Out Criticism - FactCheck.org
Verdict: more on that governor's race in virginia: bob mcdonnell, the gop candidate and the former state attorney general, is running an ad that's meant to bathe his "comprehensive transportation plan" in a warm glow. ironically, though, the ad's only reference for its claims is an editorial from the washington post in july that devotes far more space to criticizing mcdonnell's plan than to praising it. part of the ad – the portion that cites the post's critique of state sen.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-09-24T22:04:00