Political placards seem to scream at us, but those who make the ads say there’s an art to conveying an effective message.
Michael Shepherd
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Truth Test: PAC’s ad tries to discredit King, but trips on facts
Crossroads GPS makes two very misleading statements in the ad, one far worse than the other.
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Truth Test: King TV ad correct about cutting taxes, but not about deficit
King’s short, simple message about his record as governor in the ad is half-true.
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Truth Test: Anti-gay marriage ad uses misleading example
“Question 1 means consequences as has occurred elsewhere, like Vermont: ‘A lesbian couple sued us for not supporting their gay wedding because of our Christian beliefs. We had to pay $30,000 and can no longer host any weddings at our inn.’ ”
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Truth Test: Ad attacking Kevin Raye’s spending tells a whopper
The ad, which focuses on renovations to Republican offices in the State House, is one of this campaign season’s most misleading.
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Rove PAC ad attacks King
But before it airs, the King camp sends a fundraising email to backers with “Karl Rove” in the subject line.
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Truth Test: Anti-Raye ad among most misleading of season
The ad in support of Mike Michaud rings false with many allegations against Maine’s Senate president.
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National Republican group spending $309K on ads against King
An arm of super PAC American Crossroads has purchased airtime in Maine broadcast and cable markets to begin running the ads on Tuesday.
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Truth Test: Ad misses mark on gay partners’ rights
Ad: ‘Same-sex couples already have the legal protections of marriage in virtually all circumstances.’
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Truth Test: New Republican attack ad still distorts the truth
Angus King was long out of office by the time a law passed that benefited the wind business he co-founded.