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Tag Archives: Majority PAC
Dems Mislead on McMahon’s Tax Stance
A TV ad funded by two Democratic PACs falsely claims Linda McMahon’s “tax plan hurts middle-class families.” Actually, her tax plan would reduce the marginal income tax rates for middle-income families — married couples earning roughly between $70,700 and $142,700 — while keeping the current rates the same for everyone …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Bush tax cuts, Connecticut's Future PAC, Department of Education, Linda McMahon, Majority PAC
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Winning? Super PAC Compares Republican to Charlie Sheen
In a new TV spot called “Tiger Blood,” a Democratic super PAC compares a Florida Republican Senate candidate to party boy actor Charlie Sheen. Winning? Not really. The video ties together a shocking list of allegations against Connie Mack IV, and most are true. But when closely examined, there’s less …
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Democratic PAC Revisits Old Claims
In ads airing in three states, a Democratic PAC repeats familiar, and misleading, attack lines — saying one Republican lawmaker voted to “essentially end Medicare” and another voted for billions in earmarks and turned a surplus “into a massive federal deficit.” The Majority PAC, a political action committee that aims …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Eric Hovde, george allen, Majority PAC, Rick Berg, Tim Kaine, Tommy Thompson
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Democratic PAC Distorts Facts in Virginia Senate Race
A Democratic super PAC distorts some facts in a TV ad that compares the records of former Sen. George Allen and former Gov. Tim Kaine, who are running against each other for an open Senate seat in Virginia. The Majority PAC ad contains exaggerations on Medicare, federal deficit spending, state …
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Majority PAC
A super PAC focused on keeping the U.S. Senate under Democratic control.
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