Claim: McCain said that Obama had voted 94 times for higher taxes or against tax cuts. He's getting warmer — the first time we dinged him for this one, he said Obama voted 94 times to increase taxes, which is way off. This is still misleading, though. The real breakdown includes: 23 votes against tax cuts ; seven votes that would have lowered taxes for most people, but increased taxes on a few;
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Verdict: mccain said that obama had voted 94 times for higher taxes or against tax cuts. he's getting warmer — the first time we dinged him for this one, he said obama voted 94 times to increase taxes, which is way off. this is still misleading, though. the real breakdown includes: 23 votes against tax cuts ; seven votes that would have lowered taxes for most people, but increased taxes on a few;
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Jess Henig
Date published: 2008-10-07T15:52:02