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Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 26, 2012 a TV interview.:
The GOP platform that seeks further limits on abortion and is silent on an exception for rape "has been there for more than 30 years."
True
By Nancy Madsen • September 4, 2012
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on August 8, 2012 a TV ad.:
"When Tim Kaine was governor, spending soared, blowing holes in the budget every year."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen, Warren Fiske • August 31, 2012
Wayne Powell
Wayne Powell
stated on August 21, 2012 website posting.:
"This year, Eric Cantor has received more money from oil companies than any other member of Congress."
False
By Nancy Madsen • August 27, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
The state government workforce grew when Tim Kaine was governor.
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • August 27, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on July 26, 2012 a TV ad.:
Tim Kaine supported "higher energy costs for families."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • August 21, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on August 6, 2012 an op-ed.:
The Obama administration is "unwinding our nation’s welfare-to-work requirements."
False
By Sean Gorman • August 13, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
"When I left the Senate, we were on a trajectory towards a balanced budget."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 7, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."
True
By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
Says former Sen. George Allen voted four times to raise his own pay.
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • July 30, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:
"I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with."
True
By Nancy Madsen • July 27, 2012
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on June 28, 2012 a TV interview.:
Because of the health care act, "The people who have health care and like it in this county are not going to be able to keep what they have."
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • July 16, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on June 29, 2012 a TV interview.:
States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.
Pants on Fire!
By Sean Gorman • July 6, 2012
Majority PAC
Majority PAC
stated on June 17, 2012 a TV ad.:
Tim Kaine "made Virginia the best state for business four years in a row."
Mostly False
By Sean Gorman • July 2, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on June 16, 2012 a speech.:
President Obama's health care law is "a government takeover of healthcare."  
False
By Sean Gorman • July 1, 2012
Gerry Connolly
Gerry Connolly
stated on June 5, 2012 a floor speech.:
Ronald Reagan "raised taxes in 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987."
True
By Nancy Madsen • June 25, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 a TV ad.:
"As Virginia lost over 65,000 jobs, (Tim) Kaine put partisan ambitions first" by serving as DNC chairman during the last year of his governorship.
Half-True
By Sean Gorman • June 22, 2012
American Crossroads
American Crossroads
stated on June 13, 2012 a TV ad. :
Tim Kaine urged "$500 billion in Medicare cuts."
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 20, 2012
George Allen
George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate.:
"Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012
Tim Kaine
Tim Kaine
stated on June 6, 2012 a fundraising letter.:
Virginia women earn "only 79 cents to each dollar earned by men..."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • June 15, 2012
Bob McDonnell
Bob McDonnell
stated on May 28, 2012 a speech.:
Virginia "is home to more veterans per capita than any state in America."
False
By Nancy Madsen • June 11, 2012
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