Tag Archives: Jon Bruning

Stretching the Truth in Nebraska

Posted on April 23, 2012

Club for Growth Action is out with another attack ad on Republican Senate candidate Jon Bruning, this time stretching to paint him as a “big taxer.” Earlier this month, the group exaggerated Nebraska Attorney General Bruning’s spending record. The latest ad says Bruning “once called for higher gas taxes and …
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Inflated Claims in Nebraska’s GOP Senate Primary

Posted on April 11, 2012

A Club for Growth Action TV ad in Nebraska’s Republican Senate primary exaggerates spending under state Attorney General Jon Bruning. It claims Bruning has “nearly doubled” his office’s budget. But the increase — 81 percent from 2003 to 2011 — doesn’t account for inflation or the fact that the AG’s …
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A ‘Risky’ Trio for Seniors?

Posted on October 20, 2011

An ad approved by Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska twists the facts about what three potential GOP opponents have said about Social Security and Medicare. While showing a photo of an elderly couple, the ad accuses Jon Bruning of embracing a Medicare plan that could “raise your rates and …
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