claim: george allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.
author: jamie radtke
evidence_1: apr 20, 2012 ... even though george allen is the front runner for the republican nomination, he  hasn't won it yet. ... just released a web ad that was very critical of allen's first time  as a member of the senate. ... "he voted for 40,000 earmarks," the ad says. ...  there were more than 52,000 earmarks approved during that time.
evidence_2: apr 18, 2012 ... did allen really vote for 40,000 earmarks during his senate term? ... they were  attached to about four dozen major appropriations bills that ...
evidence_3: apr 29, 2011 ... “when people learn about the senator's record,” radtke tells ... voting to grant  40,000 earmarks, voting to approve medicare part d. ... pauls, the mike lees” —  not the george allens — she maintains. ... we had u.n. support.
evidence_4: says mitt romney and george allen "would overturn roe v. wade and allow ...  jamie radtke · george allen "had 40,000 earmarks" while he was a senator.
evidence_5: he has had a mixed success appealing to local tea party groups as he looks to  seal ... critical web video that called allen out for his support for “40,000 earmarks ”. ... “last time george allen was in the senate we had manageable deficits,” said  ...