Resume inflation taken too far

Here in western Washington there's a bit of a scandal brewing because one of our candidates for Congress has claimed on multiple occasions to have an economics degree from Harvard.  Unfortunately for her, she doesn't. Resume inflation is pretty common now, especially with a very competitive economy.  I think that it's wrong, as do most employers, but is understandable.  In this particular case I think that it's especially wrong, she's running on credentials she doesn't really have.  Granted she did take several economics classes at Harvard, but that's not the same as having a degree in it.  When appealing to the people to vote for you based on your credentials, it's pretty important to not lie about it - especially when those credentials are easily verifiable.