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Short Ads, Even Shorter on the Facts
Summary Two recent ads by the Edwards campaign are quick and to the point, but they miss the mark. One claims that Edwards is the "only" Democrat who "beats" the leading Republican contenders in "the...
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Q: Are polls skewed because many people only have cell phones? A: Poll-takers worry a lot about this. A recent study indicates that polling results aren't yet affected very much. We're not so sure....
View ArticleClinton Spins Her Donors
Summary The debt-strapped Clinton campaign is appealing for money with an e-mail telling potential donors that polls "consistently" show she would beat McCain in November, and that she's leading Obama...
View ArticleA Bogus Ad on Breast Cancer, Rove Vs. Brokaw, and Pelosi’s Promise
In our third podcast, we explore the false claims in an ad about breast cancer and health care legislation, look into a testy exchange between Republican strategist Karl Rove and "Meet the Press" host...
View ArticleOverstated Stats
Congressional Republicans appearing on CBS’ "Face the Nation" repeated a couple of false claims we’ve talked about before. The first guest, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, inflated some statistics...
View ArticleGunning Down the Truth in Michigan
Summary With Rick Santorum polling well in Mitt Romney’s birth state, a high-stakes TV shootout has broken out in Michigan. But some shots are off the mark. An amusing Santorum ad features a Romney...
View ArticleSantorum’s Exaggerations
Why do politicians often exaggerate, when the truth would serve just as well? Rick Santorum had us asking that question of ourselves again when he made several puffed-up claims on “Fox News Sunday.”...
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Short Ads, Even Shorter on the Facts
Summary Two recent ads by the Edwards campaign are quick and to the point, but they miss the mark. One claims that Edwards is the "only" Democrat who "beats" the leading Republican contenders in "the...
View ArticleCell Phones and Political Polls
Q: Are polls skewed because many people only have cell phones? A: Poll-takers worry a lot about this. A recent study indicates that polling results aren't yet affected very much. We're not so sure....
View ArticleClinton Spins Her Donors
Summary The debt-strapped Clinton campaign is appealing for money with an e-mail telling potential donors that polls "consistently" show she would beat McCain in November, and that she's leading Obama...
View ArticleA Bogus Ad on Breast Cancer, Rove Vs. Brokaw, and Pelosi’s Promise
In our third podcast, we explore the false claims in an ad about breast cancer and health care legislation, look into a testy exchange between Republican strategist Karl Rove and "Meet the Press" host...
View ArticleOverstated Stats
Congressional Republicans appearing on CBS’ "Face the Nation" repeated a couple of false claims we’ve talked about before. The first guest, Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, inflated some statistics...
View ArticleGunning Down the Truth in Michigan
Summary With Rick Santorum polling well in Mitt Romney’s birth state, a high-stakes TV shootout has broken out in Michigan. But some shots are off the mark. An amusing Santorum ad features a Romney...
View ArticleSantorum’s Exaggerations
Why do politicians often exaggerate, when the truth would serve just as well? Rick Santorum had us asking that question of ourselves again when he made several puffed-up claims on “Fox News Sunday.”...
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