Ad watches from around the country keep getting filed. While many still hit on issues, more and more are getting personal.
FactCheck.org looks into and ad from Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District in which “Democrat Joyce Elliott accuses her opponent, Tim Griffin, of violating the commandment not to bear false witness.” But then FactCheck finds Elliott offering up plenty of false items herself:
Elliott says Griffin “conspired to keep students and soldiers from voting” in the 2004 election, an unproven allegation that has resulted in no charges. Her ad says Griffin “opposes regulating Wall Street.” It’s true he opposes the Democratic financial reform bill, but not all financial regulations. It also says Griffin supports “trade deals that cost us jobs,” but she doesn’t provide any evidence to support that claim.
