Claim: The Obama campaign has been pushing a connection between John McCain and lobbyists — as in saying that McCain has them working on his campaign. This ad, for instance, claims that "John McCain's chief adviser lobbies for oil companies" and his "campaign manager lobbies for corporations outsourcing American jobs." But neither of those campaign staffers are currently lobbyists – a McCain campaign conflict-of-interest policy doesn't allow it. The ad refers to campaign manager Rick Davis,
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Verdict: the obama campaign has been pushing a connection between john mccain and lobbyists — as in saying that mccain has them working on his campaign. this ad, for instance, claims that "john mccain's chief adviser lobbies for oil companies" and his "campaign manager lobbies for corporations outsourcing american jobs." but neither of those campaign staffers are currently lobbyists – a mccain campaign conflict-of-interest policy doesn't allow it. the ad refers to campaign manager rick davis,
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2008-09-16T17:50:35