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McCain camp releases disingenuous ad on taxes

John McCain's latest spot repeats a previously debunked claim that Barack Obama "voted 94 times for higher taxes."
Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, October 3, 2008 12:16 PM

    It's silly even from a lying standpoint

    Ninety-four feels wrong. Most viewers are going to feel it's an exaggeration, even if it were true. McCain should've just said "Obama voted for raising taxes a hundred bazillion times".

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