Claim: In the final week of Arkansas' June 8 runoff campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is running a misleading ad against Sen. Blanche Lincoln that accuses her of "cutting Social Security" and threatening to cut Medicare and Social Security in the future. For sure, there are differences between the two candidates. Lincoln is a strong supporter of reducing the deficit, and is on record as wanting to find "greater efficiencies"
Fact-check: Halter's Ad: Misleading Senior Voters - FactCheck.org
Verdict: in the final week of arkansas' june 8 runoff campaign for the democratic senate nomination, lt. gov. bill halter is running a misleading ad against sen. blanche lincoln that accuses her of "cutting social security" and threatening to cut medicare and social security in the future. for sure, there are differences between the two candidates. lincoln is a strong supporter of reducing the deficit, and is on record as wanting to find "greater efficiencies"
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2010-06-04T19:30:31