Tag Archives: Illegal immigration

Gingrich Spanish Radio Ad Pulled

Posted on January 26, 2012

Before we got a chance to write about it, Newt Gingrich yanked a Spanish-language radio ad off the airwaves in Florida. The reason: No, it wasn’t a stellar fact-checking by journalists. Rather, it was Republican Sen. Marco Rubio’s complaint that the ad’s criticism of Mitt Romney was “inaccurate, inflammatory, and …
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A Guide to the New Hampshire Debates

Posted on January 6, 2012 , Updated on January 19 & January 22

The remaining Republican presidential candidates meet Jan. 7 for a prime-time ABC News/Yahoo!/WMUR-TV debate at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. Less than 12 hours later, they meet again for an NBC News/Facebook debate on “Meet the Press.” Here are some possible lines of attack to expect, based on what …
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Attacks Against Gingrich: How Accurate?

Posted on December 23, 2011

Summary A pro-Romney group is savaging Newt Gingrich with TV ads and mailers to Iowa Republicans. Gingrich dismisses the attacks as “lies.” We find that some of the claims from Restore Our Future are indeed distorted, false or misleading. But several are also right on target. A TV spot makes …
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FactChecking the Reagan Debate

Posted on September 8, 2011 , Corrected on September 15, 2011

The GOP candidates took some liberties when discussing jobs, Social Security, immigration, health care and other issues during the presidential debate at the Ronald Reagan Library: Perry exaggerated when he called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” that won’t …
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Toss-ups: Nevada

Posted on September 23, 2010

In the Nevada Senate race, the state’s economy — it has the highest unemployment in the country — has prompted two new ads that deal with illegal immigration. Republican challenger Sharron Angle falsely claims Sen. Harry Reid voted to …
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Romney on Huckabee

Posted on December 13, 2007

Summary  An ad by Romney strains the facts in attempting to portray a stark contrast between him and Huckabee. The ad says both Romney and Huckabee are "pro-life," which is true now but glosses over Romney’s recent conversion. The ad says "the difference" between the two is that Romney "vetoed …
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