Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky is running an ad blaming his opponent for contributing to high gasoline prices in the state. We find that's a big exaggeration. At most, prices are 12.1 cents per gallon higher as a result of the 1980 tax change that was favored by Democratic candidate Bruce Lunsford. That's less than 3 percent of gas prices today, and actually less than the rise in general inflation since 1980.
And check out what WDRB in Louisville had to say about Mitch's tactics:
We should all be used to deceptive political advertising that twists facts and smears opponents, but why would a man in Mitch McConnell's position think he has to resort to such tactics?
...Please senator, stop insulting our intelligence.
Apparently, Mitch's voting record over the past 24 years is too weak for him to campaign on that. Pathetic.
