Santorum Brings Instant "fact check: to Web
The best Santorum/Casey debate may be on their web pages.
The post debate spin following this mornings Meet the Press "debate" between Santorum and Casey shows considerable sophistication. There are predicatable blog defenses and attacks; the spin you expect campaign to provide reporters. But these sites do more, and do it quickly.
Rick Santorum's web site has a page of "debate facts", "documenting" the background of issues raised in the debate. If one were not skeptical the page could be seen as a way of introducing the evidence the candidates would like to bring up in an debate, but time precludes. Of course, the fact page is more likely the campaign way of speaking to reporters (and others). Some research may make harried reporters life easier . . .
An interesting question is: does posting the "facts" on the web page invite an opponent or others to "fact check the fact check?" The Campaign's opposition research is, in part, made transparent. Is there a special political risk in defending your truth telling when critiquing the opponent's "truths?"
Bob Casey's web team appears less active in correcting the "facts" but does some internally in the "debate story." What they do that is interesting is provide selected video "documenting" their debate story of Santorum's stagnation.
