Focused on electing conservative Republicans to state offices.
Year: 2010
Americans United for Change
Democratic-leaning group originally formed in 2005 to oppose President George W. Bush’s Social Security proposal.
American Action Network
Founded by a former Republican senator and a former GOP House aide. Leans GOP/Right-center.
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
Labor union representing 1.6 million employees including health care workers, corrections officers and sanitation workers. Leans Democratic.
Americans for Prosperity
Advocates for less government spending. Leans Republican/conservative.
American Crossroads
Conservative-leaning group founded with help from Karl Rove and former RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie.
Sunday Replay
On this week’s Sunday talk shows, we didn’t find any whoppers, or even major errors, by politicians. But there were still a few missteps about the nation’s economy, a federal judge’s sexual orientation and an economist’s political leanings.
Understating the Underperforming GDP
On ABC’s “This Week,” former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson was slightly off when talking about the nation’s gross domestic product. He said: “You can’t create jobs at a level we need in this economy without about a 4 percent growth rate,
Corporate-Labor Smackdown in Minnesota
Minnesota’s race for governor is pitting corporate money against money from labor unions and wealthy Democrats. So far, the misleading attack ads are all coming from the liberal side, and the corporate side is being badly outspent to boot. The Alliance for …
Tax Cuts, Medicare and Florida Democrats
In episode 23 of FactCheck Radio, we debunk a Republican talking point on the Bush tax cuts being spread by Sarah Palin and former Sen. Fred Thompson. Plus, we examine actor Andy Griffith’s misleading ad for Medicare, and false charges in the Democratic Senate primary in Florida.
For more on the stories discussed in this episode, see:
Sunday Replay Aug. 2
Thompson Wrong on Tax Cuts, Too Aug. 5
Mayberry Misleads on Medicare July 31
Democrat-on-Democrat TV Attacks in Florida
Angle’s Blame Game, Reprise
GOP candidate Sharron Angle’s latest ad blames rival Sen. Harry Reid for Nevada’s dramatic decline in home value. That’s a real stretch. Angle gets the numbers right, but doesn’t show that Reid is responsible.
In fact, the housing bubble was already starting to deflate by the time Reid became Democratic leader of the Senate.
The ad is another dubious attempt by the Republican tea party enthusiast to pin responsibility for Nevada’s economic woes on the incumbent.