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Alaska Ad Missing Context in Attacking Peltola’s Border Votes
An ad from the campaign of Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska features a mother whose 22-year-old son died from fentanyl and who claims Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola took contributions from "liberals [who] opened our borders to the drug cartels" and then "voted with them against securing our border." But the ad leaves out several important points of context.
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Paxton Ad Takes Talarico Taxes Comments Out of Context
In late August, Democrat James Talarico said that he had told "every ... wealthy person" that "if you are OK with getting taxed more, if you're OK with me limiting your influence in politics, you are welcome to join this movement that we are building." But an ad from his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, skips the part about wealthy people and influencing politics to brand Talarico as a proponent of raising all kinds of taxes.
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Controversial Ohio Ad Calls Acton a ‘Liar,’ But Records Back Her Account of Childhood
The campaign of Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican running for governor in Ohio, sparked controversy this week with an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton. In the ad, Acton’s mother calls her a “liar” who is being dishonest about her past.
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Trump’s Numbers, October 2026 Update
Our latest quarterly report on various statistical indicators of how the country is faring as the midterms loom.
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Ads in Maine Make Misleading Tax Claims About Jackson
In the Maine Senate race, ads from pro-Republican groups give Democratic candidate Troy Jackson the nickname “Taxin’ Jackson,” but they make misleading claims about his proposal for Social Security taxes and his votes on some other issues.
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