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Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 28, 2010 a campaign TV ad
"There are 100 members of the U.S. Senate. Fifty-seven of them, including Russ Feingold, are lawyers. There are zero manufacturers and one accountant."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 22, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 4, 2010 a TV ad
"Rick Perry has become a millionaire on the public payroll."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 22, 2010
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign ad
"Carly Fiorina, she's against banning assault weapons."
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 21, 2010
Dino Rossi
Dino Rossi
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign ad
The Seattle Times called Patty Murray "a 'prolific sponsor of earmarks.' Patty even defended the 'Bridge to Nowhere.' "
Mostly True
By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 20, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on October 15, 2010 a campaign commercial
Rand Paul wants "to end all federal faith-based initiatives, and even end the deduction for religious charities."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 19, 2010
Lee Fisher
Lee Fisher
stated on October 8, 2010 a debate
"If you want to see the jobs that I've saved and created in this storm he helped create, go anywhere in Ohio."
Mostly True
By Mark Naymik • October 16, 2010
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on October 8, 2010 a debate
Says he's so bipartisan that "12 of my bills were signed into law by Democratic President Bill Clinton."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • October 16, 2010
Harry Reid
Harry Reid
stated on October 7, 2010 a campaign commercial
"Sharron Angle voted to protect sex offenders."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 15, 2010
stated on October 12, 2010 a campaign TV ad
Says Scott Walker "eliminated his own office of economic development in the middle of this recession."
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By James B. Nelson • October 15, 2010
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on September 5, 2010 a speech
Georgia lawmakers balanced the budget without raising taxes on residents.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • October 15, 2010
Betty Sutton
Betty Sutton
stated on September 21, 2010 a television campaign ad
Says Tom Ganley has been "sued over 400 times, for fraud, discrimination and more," and "a judge called Tom Ganley's business practices "deceptive and unconscionable."
Mostly True
By Tom Feran • October 15, 2010
Bill White
Bill White
stated on October 5, 2010 a news story
Says Rick Perry told students he couldn't attend a gubernatorial forum due to scheduling conflicts, then on forum day "tweeted that he'd just been running with his dog."
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 14, 2010
Christine O'Donnell
Christine O'Donnell
stated on October 11, 2010 a campaign video
"One man (New Castle, Del., County Executive, Chris Coons) thought property taxes should be hiked almost 50 percent."
Mostly True
By Robert Farley • October 13, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on October 4, 2010 a news conference
"(Strickland) raised taxes last year to the tune of $840 million."
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By Reginald Fields • October 13, 2010
Armond Budish
Armond Budish
stated on September 22, 2010 a news conference
 "Never once did they (House Republicans) actually cut spending or reduce the state budget. Even when they cut taxes in 2005, they increased spending.  They never paid for their tax cuts."  
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • October 12, 2010
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on October 10, 2010 a TV ad.
Says Rick Scott gave a deposition in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times about his dealings as head of Columbia/HCA hospital chain
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 12, 2010
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on October 9, 2010 a campaign brochure distributed door-to-door
"For the first time in history, Wisconsin has more government jobs than manufacturing jobs."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2010
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on October 6, 2010 an ABC News U.S. Senate debate.
"The years that I was speaker, the Florida House consistently offered leaner budgets than the governor offered."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • October 8, 2010
Jack Conway
Jack Conway
stated on September 28, 2010 a campaign commercial
Rand Paul "wants us to pay $2,000 just to get Medicare."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • October 8, 2010
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on October 6, 2010 a campaign commercial
Dan Webster "would force victims of rape and incest to bear their attacker's child."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman, Louis Jacobson • October 7, 2010
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