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Progressive Change Campaign Committee
Progressive Change Campaign Committee
stated on October 31, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "says he’ll do away with Medicare."  
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 2, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 26, 2012 in debate comments:
On support for U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform plan  
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 25, 2012 in an interview:
On a single-payer healthcare system  
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • November 1, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 18, 2012 in debate comments:
Says when he was governor, "most of the Democrats" voted for his billion-dollar property-tax cuts, but U.S. Senate rival Tammy Baldwin "voted against it."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on October 24, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson "personally made over $3 million" from a federal contract granted to his healthcare company, but left  9/11 first responders "without the care they were promised."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 26, 2012
Workers' Voice
Workers' Voice
stated on October 1, 2012 in a campaign flier:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson supports a plan for "privatizing Social Security."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 25, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 16, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Tammy Baldwin "voted to gut Medicare for seniors."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 21, 2012
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on October 16, 2012 in debate comments:
Says Barack Obama has pension investments that include Chinese firms, and "investments through a Caymans trust."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 17, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:
On Iran sanctions
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • October 14, 2012
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on September 28, 2012 in debate comments:
Says U.S. Senate opponent Tommy Thompson favors raising taxes on small businesses.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 7, 2012
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
stated on September 19, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says the "public option" considered in the health care law backed by U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin was "wildly unpopular."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 1, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on September 11, 2012 in a campaign speech:
Deficit spending ‘exploded during the Obama administration’ to $5.3 trillion over four years, compared to $2 trillion in eight years under President George W. Bush.  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 28, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on September 4, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "supports massive tax cuts for corporations that outsource Wisconsin jobs."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2012
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
stated on September 12, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson "admitted" that Washington, D.C., "changed" him into an insider selling his influence to make millions from powerful special interests.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 21, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on August 29, 2012 in a TV ad:
Says Republican U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy "voted against paying our soldiers" and "against increasing combat pay" while voting "to protect his own pay."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech:
"$500 billion of the extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy goes to 120,000 families."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 9, 2012
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 2, 2012 in a speech:
Says Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan support "massive cuts in Social Security for future generations."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 5, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 29, 2012 in a speech at the Republican National Convention in Tampa:
In Massachusetts under Mitt Romney, "unemployment went down, household incomes went up," and the state "saw its credit rating upgraded."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 30, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 27, 2012 in an interview:
Wealthy taxpayers, not middle-income earners, get "most of the deductions" in the tax code.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 29, 2012
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on August 27, 2012 in a speech:
"Household income in America has gone down for families an average of $4,000 in the last four years" while it " went up $5,000" under Mitt Romney when he was governor of Massachusetts  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2012
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