Claim: Democratic candidates in Colorado's Senate primary are attacking each other's acceptance of PAC money — but one is being misleading, while the other fails to tell the full story. First out of the box was Andrew Romanoff, accusing incumbent Sen. Michael Bennet of taking "nearly a million dollars from Washington special interests," including "big banks" and "big oil." That's true as far as it goes. By "special interests," Romanoff is referring to political action committees.
Fact-check: Colorado PAC Attacks - FactCheck.org
Verdict: democratic candidates in colorado's senate primary are attacking each other's acceptance of pac money — but one is being misleading, while the other fails to tell the full story. first out of the box was andrew romanoff, accusing incumbent sen. michael bennet of taking "nearly a million dollars from washington special interests," including "big banks" and "big oil." that's true as far as it goes. by "special interests," romanoff is referring to political action committees.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Viveca Novak
Date published: 2010-07-23T20:04:14