A recent Dino Rossi ad states that the Christine Gregoire is ignoring a $3.2 billion budget shortfall. This is technically untrue because: “The state is facing a projected $3.2 billion budget hole next year, but it does not have a deficit today. The current budget, which runs to June 30, 2009, is balanced and the state has several hundred million dollars still in reserve [Times ^[1]].” Which feels like splitting hairs, but I suppose that that’s sort of what political ads are all about. I never see the ads, and I’m not sure how much they actually influence voters, but I suppose that in a election as close as this one every little fib counts. Do you feel swayed watching this kid of thing, Metblog readers?