Ad that criticizes Corker not 'false'
2006-09-08
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel
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rss feedA nonpartisan organization that checks the accuracy of political advertising found no major faults with a Democratic ad attacking Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Corker, despite the Corker campaign's claim that it was "blatantly false."
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ad in question, which has been running only in East Tennessee, says that "thanks to Bob Corker's failures as mayor, more than 31,000" calls to 911 for emergency help went unanswered in Chattanooga.
After the Corker campaign complained about the ad last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee's attorney wrote broadcasters a letter warning that "you are subjecting your station to potential liability" if they continue to run the committee commercial
The Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania, however, said its review found only "a quibble" or two with the content of the DSCC ad.
"We find that the 31,000 number may be a bit high, but the rate of unanswered calls did get worse while Corker was mayor, reaching nearly 15 percent in his last full year in office. Tens of thousands of emergency calls did go unanswered," says the report, which may be found on the Web at www.factcheck.org.
The document noted that official reports show 30,819 Chattanooga calls went unanswered in 2005, the year Democrats said they were citing, rather than "more than 31,000."
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