Claim: In the final days of a hotly contested Senate Democratic primary in Arkansas, the Service Employees International Union is running a misleading attack ad against Sen. Blanche Lincoln. In the ad, titled "Nancy," an Arkansas resident by the name of Nancy Shaw talks about her daughter, who suffers from Down syndrome. Shaw says she is upset that Lincoln "voted to allow health insurance companies to deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions." Shaw speculates that Lincoln "sided with the big insurance companies because they could afford big campaign contributions."
Fact-check: SEIU Misleads on Lincoln's Health Vote - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in the final days of a hotly contested senate democratic primary in arkansas, the service employees international union is running a misleading attack ad against sen. blanche lincoln. in the ad, titled "nancy," an arkansas resident by the name of nancy shaw talks about her daughter, who suffers from down syndrome. shaw says she is upset that lincoln "voted to allow health insurance companies to deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions." shaw speculates that lincoln "sided with the big insurance companies because they could afford big campaign contributions."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-05-14T21:36:55