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West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 14, 2018 in a news conference in New York City: "I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history." Josh Hawley stated on August 20, 2018 in an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader: Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living. Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in in a blog post: "Myrtle Beach man who shot at Hurricane Florence dies after bullet ricochets." Viral image stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." Phil Bredesen stated on August 24, 2018 in a press release: Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market." Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a blog post: "Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'I would be a better president than Trump ...2020 wait for me do you agree??" Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." Viral image stated on September 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels. Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children." Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead." Viral image stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Ted Cruz said, "When gays stayed hidden we had no mass shootings; we had no public nudity. Society was polite. Now anything and everything goes and I blame them." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 12, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Minnesota U.S. House candidate Joe Radinovich has "spent his life running from the law, charged with 18 crimes." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven." Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy." Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." Republican Governors Association stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding' Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Sean Hannity told listeners of his radio show that "Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."
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Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 18, 2018 in a television ad: Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care." Bloggers stated on September 17, 2018 in in a blog post: Says Brett Kavanaugh’s mother presided over foreclosure case against Christine Blasey Ford’s parents, which fueled motivation for sexual assault accusation. Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that." Patrick Morrisey stated on September 4, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "beat (President Barack) Obama at the Supreme Court, saving coal jobs." West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016." Andrew Cuomo stated on September 14, 2018 in a news conference in New York City: "I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history." Josh Hawley stated on August 20, 2018 in an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader: Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans." Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade." Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living. Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area." Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in in a blog post: "Myrtle Beach man who shot at Hurricane Florence dies after bullet ricochets." Viral image stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals." Phil Bredesen stated on August 24, 2018 in a press release: Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market." Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a blog post: "Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'I would be a better president than Trump ...2020 wait for me do you agree??" Ro Khanna stated on September 12, 2018 in a Facebook post: "Most Americans don’t own stocks." Viral image stated on September 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels. Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time." Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats." House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children." Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead." Viral image stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Ted Cruz said, "When gays stayed hidden we had no mass shootings; we had no public nudity. Society was polite. Now anything and everything goes and I blame them." Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 12, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Minnesota U.S. House candidate Joe Radinovich has "spent his life running from the law, charged with 18 crimes." Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven." Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes." Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy." Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers." Republican Governors Association stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars." National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding' Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Sean Hannity told listeners of his radio show that "Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."
Senate Leadership Fund stated on September 18, 2018 in a television ad: Says Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen "supports single-payer health care."
Bloggers stated on September 17, 2018 in in a blog post: Says Brett Kavanaugh’s mother presided over foreclosure case against Christine Blasey Ford’s parents, which fueled motivation for sexual assault accusation.
Donald Trump stated on September 18, 2018 in an exchange with reporters: On investigating during the Supreme Court confirmation process, "The FBI doesn’t do that."
Patrick Morrisey stated on September 4, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says he "beat (President Barack) Obama at the Supreme Court, saving coal jobs."
West Virginia Republican Party stated on September 4, 2018 in a tweet: "In 2017, the number of new business registrations in West Virginia grew nearly 11 percent (8,318 new businesses registered for the year). This comes off the heels of a 12 percent increase in new business registrations during 2016."
Andrew Cuomo stated on September 14, 2018 in a news conference in New York City: "I think I received more votes in the Democratic primary than any governor in history."
Josh Hawley stated on August 20, 2018 in an op-ed for the Springfield News-Leader: Since 2009, "millions of Americans have lost their health care plans."
Tony Evers stated on August 16, 2018 in a public forum: "Special education categorical aid" from the state "hasn’t been raised in over a decade."
Gavin Newsom stated on September 10, 2018 in a campaign speech: "Close to half of the children" in California are "at or near poverty," when you consider cost-of-living.
Mike Bishop stated on September 19, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Michigan congressional candidate Elissa Slotkin "just parachuted into the district to run for Congress" and "admitted that she doesn’t know our area."
Kyrsten Sinema stated on September 8, 2018 in a tweet: Says she voted to stop a new "age tax" under which "Arizonans age 50 & over could be charged 5 times more for their health care."
Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in in a blog post: "Myrtle Beach man who shot at Hurricane Florence dies after bullet ricochets."
Viral image stated on August 23, 2017 in a Facebook post: Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Building a wall will violate the rights of millions of illegals."
Phil Bredesen stated on August 24, 2018 in a press release: Says Marsha Blackburn "at the behest of the pharmaceutical industry, co-sponsored a law that weakened DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market."
Bloggers stated on September 9, 2018 in a blog post: "Arnold Schwarzenegger: 'I would be a better president than Trump ...2020 wait for me do you agree??"
Viral image stated on September 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says CNN’s Anderson Cooper stood in a ditch during Hurricane Florence to exaggerate water levels.
Andrew Gillum stated on September 2, 2018 in an interview on CNN's "State of the Union": Says there is a report "that showed that, should we move to cover more people to a Medicare for All system, we could actually save the system trillions over an extended period of time."
Donald Trump stated on September 13, 2018 in tweets: Says 3,000 people "did not die" in two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico. That death toll estimate was "done by Democrats."
House Majority PAC stated on September 12, 2018 in campaign ad: Says Dino Rossi "stripped" health care "from 45,000 children."
Kwame Raoul stated on September 4, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "we know" Erika Harold would "discriminate against a loving gay couple who want to adopt a child, favoring an abusive straight couple instead."
Viral image stated on February 16, 2015 in a Facebook post: Says Ted Cruz said, "When gays stayed hidden we had no mass shootings; we had no public nudity. Society was polite. Now anything and everything goes and I blame them."
Congressional Leadership Fund stated on September 12, 2018 in a campaign ad: Says Minnesota U.S. House candidate Joe Radinovich has "spent his life running from the law, charged with 18 crimes."
Bloggers stated on September 13, 2018 in blog post headline: "Couple Arrested For Selling ‘Golden Tickets To Heaven."
Erika Harold stated on August 13, 2018 in a TV ad: Says "Mike Madigan and Kwame Raoul team up to raise property taxes."
Tammy Baldwin stated on September 10, 2018 in a TV ad: Says Leah Vukmir was "just about the only legislator who stood with the insurance companies" and "voted against oral chemotherapy."
Jeff Williams stated on September 12, 2018 in a speech: The new Apple Watch Series 4 includes "the first ECG product offered over-the-counter directly to consumers."
Republican Governors Association stated on September 12, 2018 in an ad: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to increase Florida taxes by a billion dollars."
National Republican Congressional Committee stated on September 12, 2018 in a TV ad: Scott Wallace wants to tax families of five for 'irresponsible breeding'
Bloggers stated on September 7, 2018 in a blog post: Says Sean Hannity told listeners of his radio show that "Beto O’Rourke is asking for help in getting undocumented to vote."
