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Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career" Chris Sununu stated on October 6, 2016 in a No Labels forum: Says drug dealers have "overdosed on purpose" to avoid prosecution. David Holmes stated on October 17, 2016 in a Facebook post and video: Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years." Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Stop 57 campaign stated on September 2, 2016 in a campaign press release.: "Brock Turner’s early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: In New York City, "murders are up." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Tom Steyer stated on September 14, 2016 in a press release.: "Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death." Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate: "In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds." Charley Wilkison stated on July 15, 2016 in an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard: "Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America." Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet. : "Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent." Chris Sununu stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Says crime is ‘rising’ in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes. Paul Ryan stated on June 19, 2016 in a TV interview: Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified. Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Gwen Moore stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview: Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country." Donald Trump stated on August 29, 2016 in a tweet: "Inner-city crime is reaching record levels." Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’" Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
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Russ Feingold stated on October 26, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act." Eric Greitens stated on September 30, 2016 in a press release: Chris Koster "opposed protecting the women of Missouri" because he "was one of only four senators to vote against" a bill ending the practice of making rape victims pay for their own rape kits. Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career" Chris Sununu stated on October 6, 2016 in a No Labels forum: Says drug dealers have "overdosed on purpose" to avoid prosecution. David Holmes stated on October 17, 2016 in a Facebook post and video: Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked." Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns." Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina." Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years." Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free." Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York. Stop 57 campaign stated on September 2, 2016 in a campaign press release.: "Brock Turner’s early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: In New York City, "murders are up." Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings." Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)." Tom Steyer stated on September 14, 2016 in a press release.: "Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death." Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate: "In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds." Charley Wilkison stated on July 15, 2016 in an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard: "Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America." Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet. : "Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent." Chris Sununu stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Says crime is ‘rising’ in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas. Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct." Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes. Paul Ryan stated on June 19, 2016 in a TV interview: Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified. Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there." Gwen Moore stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview: Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country." Donald Trump stated on August 29, 2016 in a tweet: "Inner-city crime is reaching record levels." Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’" Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
Russ Feingold stated on October 26, 2016 in a radio ad: Says Donald Trump and Ron Johnson "oppose a woman's right to choose and Johnson voted against the Violence Against Women Act."
Eric Greitens stated on September 30, 2016 in a press release: Chris Koster "opposed protecting the women of Missouri" because he "was one of only four senators to vote against" a bill ending the practice of making rape victims pay for their own rape kits.
Joe Heck stated on October 25, 2016 in a political ad.: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto indicted (Brian Krolicki), who was an innocent man, in order to save Harry Reid's political career"
Chris Sununu stated on October 6, 2016 in a No Labels forum: Says drug dealers have "overdosed on purpose" to avoid prosecution.
David Holmes stated on October 17, 2016 in a Facebook post and video: Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: The stories from women saying he groped or forced himself on them "largely have been debunked."
Donald Trump stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: Says Hillary Clinton "wants to have open borders."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."
Donald Trump stated on October 17, 2016 in a speech in Green Bay, Wisconsin: "It’s possible that non-citizen voters were responsible for Obama’s 2008 victory in North Carolina."
Donald Trump stated on October 9, 2016 in the second presidential debate: "We have an increase in murder within our cities, the biggest in 45 years."
Loretta Sanchez stated on October 5, 2016 in a U.S. Senate campaign debate.: "If you give guns to gangs, you can get out of jail free, if (California’s Proposition 57) passes. If you do a drive-by shooting, you can get out of jail free, if Proposition 57 passes. If you discharge guns on a school yard, you can get out of jail free."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 13, 2016 in a television ad: Says "Catherine Cortez Masto failed Nevada rape victims. While attorney general, thousands of rape kits were never sent for DNA analysis."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in the presidential debate in Hempstead, N.Y.: Says "no, you’re wrong," responding to the assertion that stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York.
Stop 57 campaign stated on September 2, 2016 in a campaign press release.: "Brock Turner’s early release will be a regular occurrence if Prop. 57 passes."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University: In New York City, "murders are up."
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: "In Chicago, they've had thousands of shootings, thousands since Jan. 1. Thousands of shootings."
Hillary Clinton stated on September 26, 2016 in a Presidential debate: Says Donald Trump "publicly invited Putin to hack into Americans’ (emails)."
Tom Steyer stated on September 14, 2016 in a press release.: "Since 1978, California has spent $5 billion to put 13 people to death."
Charlie Crist stated on September 19, 2016 in a debate: "In the mid 1990s, in our state, (Florida was) No. 1 in violent crime in America. ... The only concern I had was for the citizens of Florida, who were subjected to a violent crime every three minutes and 45 seconds."
Charley Wilkison stated on July 15, 2016 in an interview with Laura Rice for the Texas Standard: "Texas has lost the most law enforcement officers in the line of duty of any state in America."
Kamala Harris stated on August 22, 2016 in a tweet. : "Over the last 40 years, this country’s prison population has grown by 500 percent."
Chris Sununu stated on September 7, 2016 in an ad: Says crime is ‘rising’ in Manchester and has gone up 19 percent under Mayor Ted Gatsas.
Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix: "Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."
Sean Hannity stated on August 23, 2016 in a slide presented on Hannity’s show during an Austin interview of Donald Trump: Says that in 2015, "illegal" immigrants accounted for 75 percent of federal drug possession convictions and 5 percent to 30 percent of convictions for murder and kidnapping plus two other crimes.
Paul Ryan stated on June 19, 2016 in a TV interview: Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.
Hillary Clinton stated on September 1, 2016 in x: Says Alex Jones "said that the victims of the Sandy Hook massacre were child actors and no one was actually killed there."
Gwen Moore stated on August 15, 2016 in an interview: Milwaukee has "the highest incarceration rate among African-American men in the country."
Reince Priebus stated on August 28, 2016 in an interview during NBC's Meet the Press: Says Hillary Clinton "is the one that labeled African-American youth as ‘superpredators.’"
Lamar Smith stated on July 19, 2016 in remarks to the Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention: "One third of all federal prisoners today are illegal immigrants."
