Attack ads fly in Taylor-Luria race. We help you sort the truth from the half-truths.
To believe the attack ads,
Welcome to the 2016
None of descriptions in the above paragraph of Taylor and Luria are factually accurate. But that doesn't really matter to those paying for the commercials, said
"These ads make sense if you understand that this election is 95 percent a base election. Meaning the winner is going to win because his or her base turned out in greater numbers than their opponent's base voters," Kidd said.
The two candidates and party-affiliated groups have already shelled out more than
The 2nd, which leans Republican, is getting attention because
In other federal elections,
So far all the
As of this week, Luria and her supporters have spent twice as much as Taylor and his backers for ads slated to run up to the
Campaigns go negative, Kidd said, because it's effective.
"They work in this way: Negative ads tend to get your base excited. And if you pound hard enough on your opponent they tend to depress your opponent's base," he said.
Here's a closer look at the claims of attack ads that have received heavy airplay.
The spot: "Disgrace"
Target:
Source: Taylor campaign
The ad: The faces of Luria and Pelosi are glued on puppets dancing on a stage. The announcer says Luria is running a "smear campaign" against Taylor. A placard states "San Francisco Liberal
Context: Luria has not said whether she'll vote for Pelosi as speaker. However, Pelosi's PAC has donated to Luria and to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which has produced its own anti-Taylor attack ads. The DCCC has worked to try to unseat Taylor since his first days in office in early 2017. The DCCC also helped Luria with money and assistance before she won the party's June primary against
As for accusations about wages and taxes, Luria has said she supports raising the minimum wage to
The spot: "What It Means"
Target:
Source: House Majority PAC, a liberal group backing
The ad: As black-and-white footage of Taylor is interspersed with color video of a man reading a newspaper, the screen flashes words from news stories -- "out and out fraud," "forgery," "special prosecutor." The announcer says Taylor "sides with
Context: The ad seeks to tie Taylor directly to the forging of signatures on former congressional candidate
The ad accurately states the
The spot: "The Road"
Target:
Source:
The ad: A car is whizzing down a two-lane blacktop as the announcer says Taylor is the "independent, middle of the road" candidate. But as the vehicle veers across the center line into the left lane, the announcer warns Luria is "far left" and supports a "government takeover of health care ... jeopardizing your good employer coverage." The announcer then says Luria "opposes tax cuts that are creating jobs and saving average families almost
Context: Whether Taylor is middle of the road and Luria far left depends on who is labeling them. The two are sharply divided on the Affordable Care Act. Taylor has opposed the law and voted to abolish it in favor of a less-comprehensive coverage. Luria wants to keep intact the ACA, known as Obamacare. She favors a new proposal to give people as young as 50 the option of buying Medicare coverage instead of private insurance.
Like the Taylor campaign's "Puppet" ad, this spot is partly right on taxes, omitting the fact Luria supports keeping the lower rates for individuals. Taylor voted for the tax overhaul.
The spot: "Lurking"
Target:
Source:
The ad: Under a dark sky, a shark's fin breaks the surface of a calm sea and heads toward the camera. The announcer says "lurking in the race for
Context: The "gateway to government takeover" is Luria's support for letting people buy into Medicare starting at age 50. She says Medicare, which is only available to those over age 64, has substantially lower administrative costs than private insurers. She also likes Sen.
The spots: "Scandal" , "Overwatch" and "Mission"
Target:
Source: Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
The ads: The trio of commercials use similar sinister footage that resembles a high-tech crime show to blame Taylor for the Shaun Brown petition scandal. One ad depicts a surveillance satellite focusing on
Context: The spots are the most focused attack on Taylor since members of his campaign staff were implicated in collecting fraudulent signatures for independent candidate
After
Like the "What It Means" spot, these ads leave out the fact Taylor has said he had nothing to do with the forgery and fired people when he learned of it. Also not mentioned: Democratic attorneys said in court there was no evidence Taylor was aware of the fraud.
The intimidation accusation relates to a phone call Taylor made to a
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