Hutchison, Perry air first campaign TV ads

The air war begins this weekend in the fight for the Republican nomination for governor between the incumbent, Rick Perry, and Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.

They’re both starting TV commercial campaigns, but a fact check review shows that neither tells the whole story.

In Hutchison’s ad, she claims her conviction to stopping the Democratic health care plan demands she split her time between campaigning and the Senate.

“And it’s why I’m staying in the Senate through the primary at risk to my political future,” she tells viewers.

Hutchison also states: “We don’t need a government takeover of health care.”

Not so fast. It depends on what constitutes a “takeover.”

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