WA-08: Reichert Campaign Agrees To Fix Ad That Misquotes Seattle Times Article
The campaign of GOP incumbent Dave Reichert has agreed to fix one of their attack ads on Dem challenger Darcy Burner over the misquoting of an article from the Seattle Times. The issue at hand is the use of this article that critiqued the campaign ads from both camps. The ad states that, “after weeks of Darcy Burner’s negative campaigning, the Seattle Times cried foul for falsely attacking Dave Reichert’s support of veterans.” The proof of this is a quote from the Times piece that says, “Burner’s charges hurt by inaccuracies.” The only problem is that no such quote appears in the article. Nowhere in the article does it say that the Seattle Times is crying foul, but instead states that the Reichert campaign was objecting to a characterization made in a Burner ad about Reichert’s support of veterans. For a full rundown of the ad see here.















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