Claim: There they go again. Earlier this month, we called out Democrats for falsely accusing a Republican House candidate in Hawaii of pledging to protect tax breaks for sending jobs overseas. All he did was sign a pledge not to raise taxes. Now a Democratic candidate is making the same false claim against his opponent in another special election in Pennsylvania. For Democrats, misrepresenting an opponent's anti-tax position as an anti-jobs position is getting to be a bad habit.
Fact-check: Another False Tax Attack (And One That's Just Deceptive) - FactCheck.org
Verdict: there they go again. earlier this month, we called out democrats for falsely accusing a republican house candidate in hawaii of pledging to protect tax breaks for sending jobs overseas. all he did was sign a pledge not to raise taxes. now a democratic candidate is making the same false claim against his opponent in another special election in pennsylvania. for democrats, misrepresenting an opponent's anti-tax position as an anti-jobs position is getting to be a bad habit.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Brooks Jackson
Date published: 2010-04-21T18:15:28