Ads attacking Pearce aren’t entirely true or false

From NMPolitics.net - by Heath Haussamen - Controversy has swirled around two TV ads from Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund attacking Republican congressional candidate Steve Pearce, with Pearce and others calling the ads false and misleading and Defenders standing by the accuracy of its ads. The central claim that’s been disputed centers around Pearce twice being named by the left-leaning group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) as one of the most corrupt members of Congress. Regardless of whether the group’s subjective characterization of Pearce as corrupt is fair, it’s accurate to say the group calls him corrupt. But the House committee charged with ruling on ethical issues has rejected the claim at the heart of CREW’s attack on Pearce. Read more
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