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Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 10, 2014 in in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink supported "higher property taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 24, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on February 17, 2014 in a campaign mailer:
Says Alex Sink "supported higher sales taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • February 21, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
Obamacare includes a "$700 billion cut from Medicare for seniors."
Half-True
By Molly Moorhead, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
"Nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Steve Contorno • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 in a television ad:
"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 14, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 10, 2014 in a campaign website:
Says Alex Sink "even supported a tax on homeowners insurance policies."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 31, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 22, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
Says Alex Sink supported "more taxes on water and TV."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • January 27, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 31, 2013 in a YouTube video:
Says Alex Sink "failed Florida homeowners by using predatory lending practices."
False
By Joshua Gillin • January 22, 2014
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on January 15, 2014 in in a Web campaign ad:
Alex Sink "used a taxpayer-funded plane so she could get to a vacation in the Bahamas."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • January 17, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on November 14, 2010 in an interview with his brother, former President George W. Bush, on CNN.:
"Rick Scott got a majority of the Hispanic vote in Florida."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • November 15, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 in a debate:
"Most" of the newspapers that endorsed Alex Sink also endorsed Barack Obama.
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 28, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 25, 2010 in a CNN/St. Petersburg Times debate.:
"Your tellers were paid kickbacks for directing elderly consumers from ... safe deposits to risky ones."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 26, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on October 20, 2010 in a Leadership Florida/Florida Press Association debate.:
Says Alex Sink's plans for governor include $12.5 billion in new spending.
False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 21, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 27, 2010 in a campaign ad:
"Newspapers say Florida made bad investments, lost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions in pension funds lost. Who was in charge of Florida's investments? Alex Sink."
Half-True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 6, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Alex Sink funneled three quarters of a million dollars in no-bid contracts to Bank of America."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 5, 2010
Florida Police Benevolent Association
Florida Police Benevolent Association
stated on September 27, 2010 in a TV ad.:
"Rick Scott's prison plan would cut Florida's prison budget in half, close prisons, and release tens of thousands of prisoners early -- murderers, rapists, sex offenders, armed robbers, drug dealers."
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • October 4, 2010
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 21, 2010 in a television ad:
State pension fund staffers "lost billions. Then Sink gave them bonuses."
Mostly False
By Mary Ellen Klas • September 23, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 3, 2010 in a meeting with reporters in Tallahassee:
"The stimulus has not created one private sector job."
Pants on Fire!
By Becky Bowers • September 17, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on September 1, 2010 in a statement.:
Alex Sink wants to "cut Medicare."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • September 2, 2010
Alex Sink
Alex Sink
stated on July 8, 2010 in a statement on her campaign website:
"Florida’s high school graduation rate falls well below the national average."
True
By Cristina Silva • July 8, 2010
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