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Fact-checks (10741)

Gilberto Hinojosa stated on February 25, 2014 in an email blast:
"Kesha Rogers is not a Democrat."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2014
Joaquin Castro stated on September 22, 2012 in a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival.:
Texas is "the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide."
By W. Gardner Selby• September 26, 2012
Newt Gingrich stated on December 15, 2013 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
"Every major city which has a center of poverty is run by Democrats. Every major city."
By Julie Kliegman• December 15, 2013
Ted Cruz stated on October 14, 2015 in an interview on Fox News:
The "Democratic Party is getting smaller and smaller and smaller."
By Emma Hinchliffe• November 15, 2015
Alan Powell stated on November 01, 2010 in an interview:
"Democrats have now become the party of the [Atlanta] metro area and of blacks."
By M.B. Pell• March 14, 2011
Sandy Pasch stated on December 29, 2012 in a radio address:
Democratic Party candidates for the state Assembly "actually received 200,000 more votes statewide" than their Republican counterparts in the 2012 election  
By Dave Umhoefer• December 5, 2012
Stephen Martin stated on May 24, 2013 in an interview.:
Says Democratic Party created the Ku Klux Klan.
By Sean Gorman• June 10, 2013
David Sewell stated on February 22, 2010 in a campaign flier:
Says he "never" donates to Democrats while Paul Workman "contributes to Democrat Kirk Watson and other Democrats running against Republicans."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2010
Joe Biden stated on November 20, 2019 in comments made during the November Democratic presidential primary debate.:
"The fact is that right now the vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All."
By Victoria Knight• November 26, 2019
Corey Lewandowski stated on February 11, 2018 in a rally in Sarasota:
"Fifty seats have already changed hands from the Republicans to the Democrats since Donald Trump was elected."
By Allison Graves• February 15, 2018
Mark Harris stated on September 20, 2018 in A campaign ad:
Says Democratic North Carolina House candidate Dan McCready "took money from the Pelosi crowd" and is "with them" in their agenda and "wants to repeal your tax cut."  
By Stephen Koff• October 2, 2018
Haley Barbour stated on October 02, 2011 in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation":
When he took office in 2009, President Barack Obama "had the biggest Democratic majorities in Congress since Lyndon Johnson."
By Louis Jacobson• October 4, 2011
Ken Mercer stated on February 19, 2010 in an advertisement:
Challenger Tim Tuggey "is a lobbyist who donated over $41,000 to Democrats who support abortion and same-sex marriage."
By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2010
Lloyd Doggett stated on November 22, 2013 in a video:
Travis County is "surrounded by red counties."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 21, 2014
Steny Hoyer stated on February 12, 2013 in a media availability with reporters:
"The majority of (the American people) voted for a Democratic House."
By Katie Sanders• February 19, 2013
Donald Trump stated on January 08, 2019 in a televised speech:
"At the request of Democrats, it will be a steel barrier rather than a concrete wall."
By Manuela Tobias• January 9, 2019
Rock the Vote stated on March 11, 2014 in a tweet:
Says 50 percent of millennials don’t associate with "any political party."
By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2014
Rick Perry stated on December 20, 2009 in in a press release:
"Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
By W. Gardner Selby• January 13, 2010
David Dewhurst stated on September 16, 2013 in a Republican lieutenant governor candidate forum:
"I’ve been reducing the number of Democratic" Texas Senate committee "chairs since I came in" as lieutenant governor.
By W. Gardner Selby• September 26, 2013
Chris Christie stated on May 23, 2012 in a video posted on YouTube:
Says Democratic legislators this year "don't want to cut your taxes under any circumstances."
By Bill Wichert• May 25, 2012

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Donald Trump's USA Today op-ed, annotated

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• June 14, 2019

Texas Truth-O-Meter: Kesha Rogers is a Democrat

By W. Gardner Selby• March 28, 2014

What Raphael Warnock's win means for Democrats' Senate advantage

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Bloomberg is registered as a Democrat, but is he accepted as one?

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2024 presidential primaries: Democrats switch up state order; GOP awaits Iowa caucuses

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Texas Democrats shut out of statewide office longer than Democrats in other states

By W. Gardner Selby• September 26, 2012

With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic

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By Jon Greenberg• October 8, 2018

Is Bernie Sanders a Democrat?

By Linda Qiu• February 23, 2016

GOP health care reform: A simple explanation, updated

By Louis Jacobson• February 26, 2010

Do GOP governors create more jobs than Democrats?

By Sean Gorman• September 11, 2012

How will the Senate work under a 50-50 split?

By Louis Jacobson• January 7, 2021

An honest question: Where does truthfulness rank as Democrats select a 2020 candidate?

By Chris Nichols• June 6, 2019

The record-setting 2020 Democratic primary field: What you need to know

By Louis Jacobson• May 2, 2019

Do Obama and Democrats plan to fix the sequester?

By Molly Moorhead• March 4, 2013

Do Democrats have a plan to extend Bush tax cuts?

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