Claim: It didn't take long for the governor's race in North Carolina to turn ugly. Although it's only June, Republican Pat McCrory and Democrat Walter Dalton both find themselves under attack from outside groups spending heavily on misleading TV ads: A Democratic group claims McCrory, a former mayor of Charlotte, "used his position as mayor to lobby state government for millions in tax breaks" for a company that paid him "over $140,000 to sit on its board."
Fact-check: Dueling Distortions in North Carolina - FactCheck.org
Verdict: it didn't take long for the governor's race in north carolina to turn ugly. although it's only june, republican pat mccrory and democrat walter dalton both find themselves under attack from outside groups spending heavily on misleading tv ads: a democratic group claims mccrory, a former mayor of charlotte, "used his position as mayor to lobby state government for millions in tax breaks" for a company that paid him "over $140,000 to sit on its board."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2012-06-13T19:01:45