The Third Debate
October 3rd, 2008
During their third debate, Jim Gilmore made more falsehoods when talking about Mark Warner's record.
The Second Debate
September 18th, 2008
In today’s debate sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, Jim Gilmore resorted to false and misleading accusations. Here are the facts:
Gilmore's First Ad
September 8th, 2008
In its first attack ad, the Gilmore campaign accuses Mark Warner of breaking a campaign promise in 2001 and raising taxes when he was governor, claiming that Gilmore is “principled” and “honest.”
The First Debate
July 19th, 2008
The first debate took place this morning at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Here is our fact check report from the debate, which highlights the mischaracterizations that were made.
Oil & Natural Gas
July 15th, 2008
RHETORIC: Gilmore says that Mark Warner is “on the record repeatedly opposing efforts” to increase domestic production of oil and natural gas [Gilmore campaign release, 7/15/08].
REALITY: Governor Warner has said that he is in favor of off-shore exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas.
Budget Mess
July 13th, 2008
RHETORIC: Delegate Kirk Cox wrote an op-ed distorting Mark Warner’s budget record.
REALITY: Governor Warner inherited a $6 billion budget shortfall thanks to Jim Gilmore’s and turned it into a surplus.
Drilling for Oil
July 9th, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Gilmore told reporters drilling for oil will immediately drop the price of oil.
REALITY: Drilling now “would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030.”[more…]
Law Enforcement
July 1st, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Gilmore claims that he was able to “invest in public safety… by careful investing.”
REALITY: The GOP-led Senate Finance Committee said his ‘01 budget proposal would “weaken” Virginia’s public safety. [more…]
Drilling Spills After Katrina
June 25th, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Gilmore said there were no offshore drilling spills after Hurricane Katrina.
REALITY: A study commissioned by the U.S. Minerals Management Service stated there were 70 spills. [more…]
Energy
June 24th, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Gilmore implied that domestic oil drilling in ANWR and offshore was the only way to reduce oil prices.
REALITY: Experts agree that any oil is at least a decade away, and would only reduce gas prices by less than a nickel a gallon. [more…]
Scare Tactics on Taxes
June 22nd, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Jim Gilmore said that Mark Warner thinks the tax cuts should go.
REALITY: Mark Warner supports rolling back the Bush tax cuts for only the very top income brackets. [more…]
Iraq
June 19th, 2008
GILMORE RHETORIC: Mark Warner supports a ‘date-certain’ for troop withdrawal from Iraq in January 2009. [Daily Press, 4/17/08]
REALITY: Mark Warner has never supported a “date-certain” for troop withdrawal. [more…]