Reality Check: A Political Ad That's Fair?
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This campaign season, you'd be hard-pressed to find politicians who are running on their resumes. Voters are angry with the status quo.
You would think seniors already have enough problems, like not getting a Social Security cost of living increase this year. However, this year, politicians are trying to scare senior voters with ads that are cynical and untrue.
Like most of the ads from both sides in the 6th District Congressional race, Michele Bachmann's ad about Tarryl Clark is negative.
Target Field's fired up for the American League Playoffs and Mall of America Field will be getting an extra jolt of excitement with Randy Moss coming back to town.
The corporate political fund MN Forward is in the news again for airing a commercial in the governor's race that is an aggressive attack on Democrat Mark Dayton's tax-hike plan.
Tarryl Clark accurately represents what Michele Bachmann said about Social Security. But the ad uses deceptive images that could mislead seniors into thinking they might lose their benefits.
A new television commercial by the liberal group Alliance for a Better Minnesota accuses Republican Tom Emmer of planning to cut school aid if he's elected.
An anti-gay marriage ad is highlighting a question that until now has not been part of the Minnesota governor's race: Should Minnesota voters be allowed to vote on a constitutional amendment that would make gay marriage illegal?
Are you a computer user who's never heard of an "e-mail tax?" It's part of Minnesota's campaign for governor, even though there's not a single candidate who supports it.
It may not be what Minnesota Vikings fans want to hear, but one preseason survey puts the Purple among the worst performing teams in the NFL. It's the race for revenue and the Vikings' value is dropping.
A company that Republican governor candidate Tom Emmer highlighted in a campaign appearance on Monday got federal stimulus help. Emmer has called stimulus packages a "phony" way to generate business.
