Now Consider This: What’s new? Political ad cherry-picks claims

A new political advertisement by the Republican Governor’s Association portrays Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paul Davis as being devoted to “tax and spend” ideas of President Obama. Though information in the ad is partly true, it “falls short because conclusions are based on cherry-picked snapshots that don’t fully explain his (Davis’) record,” the Topeka Capital-Journal reported. “At the same time, the commercial fails to point out actions by Davis that correlate to those of (Gov. Sam) Brownback.” For example, the ad criticizes Davis for voting for several policies and programs that Brownback also supports. – Phillip Brownlee

This story was originally published August 25, 2014 at 1:27 PM with the headline "Now Consider This: What’s new? Political ad cherry-picks claims."