Claim: The latest dust-up in the special election campaign for New York's 20th district House seat, which we've written about here and here, involves the National Republican Trust PAC. It's a twisted tale. We'll start on March 13, when Politico.com's Ben Smith reported that the National Republican Trust PAC was spending $190,000 to run an ad in the district attacking Democratic candidate Scott Murphy. But on March 16, the Albany Times-Union reported that the ad had been pulled after running just twice.
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Verdict: the latest dust-up in the special election campaign for new york's 20th district house seat, which we've written about here and here, involves the national republican trust pac. it's a twisted tale. we'll start on march 13, when politico.com's ben smith reported that the national republican trust pac was spending $190,000 to run an ad in the district attacking democratic candidate scott murphy. but on march 16, the albany times-union reported that the ad had been pulled after running just twice.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2009-03-19T21:50:42