Barack Obama is attacking Hillary Clinton's gas-tax proposal online.
In ads on Facebook and other Web sites, the Democratic presidential candidate warns voters to "beware of Hillary's gas tax gimmick."
"The Clinton Gas Tax 'Holiday' Gimmick will * do nothing to reduce the long-term price of gas * do nothing to reduce carbon emissions * do nothing to reduce our dependence on foreign oil."
Instead, it says Obama will increase mileage standards, invest in alternative fuels, move toward energy independence, reduce carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050 and "restore U.S. leadership" on climate change.
The Obama campaign has used Facebook and online advertising much more heavily in North Carolina and elsewhere, in part because it is targeting college-aged voters who use those sites.
Still, it is the first negative ad Dome has seen online from either side.
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Re: Obama attacks Clinton on Facebook
RTB,
You deserve some tsk tsk-ing on all of your posts on the gas tax issue. You and your colleagues keep presenting the issue as a he-said / she-said issue, when it's easy for you to determine who is being truthful and who is not.
Obama is correct on this issue. It's a matter of basic introductory micro-economics. When the you've got a verticle supply curve (ie, operating at full capacity), you won't get any change in prices with a tax cut. The price will remain the same, while the oil companies will pocket the tax break. All economists agree with Obama on this issue.
Unfortunately, you continue to report the Clinton/McCain claims on this issue like they have equal validity to the Obama claims. For that, you deserve a serious tsk-tsk!