Like so much else in his platform, Sanders’ free college plan sounds good and fine…until you see the numbers. He’s doing voters a real disservice by selling the policy equivalents of magic beans. Mother Jones headline: “The Sanders campaign has crossed into Neverland.” [Mother Jones, 2/17/16] Huffington Post headline: “Here’s One Big Problem With The Bernie […]
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Tonight, Bernie Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton for her past support of trade deals in an effort to prove himself a defender of American workers. However, what Sanders conveniently “forgot” to mention was that his opposition of the Export-Import Bank actually undercuts American industries and workers. Sanders stood as a “GOP ally in opposing the Export-Import […]
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MEMO: Re: State of the Race
To: Interested Parties From: Brad Woodhouse, Correct the Record Re: State of the Race Date: March 9, 2016 The state of the Democratic race:
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“Study: Bernie Sanders’s health plan is actually kind of a train wreck for the poor” [Washington Post, 2/25/16] “Bernie Sanders’s health-care plan could actually hurt the poor” [Washington Post editorial, 2/28/16] “The numbers don’t remotely add up.” [Austan Goolsbee, formerly chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, New York Times, 2/15/16] “The false charms […]
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Today, the NRA endorsed Bernie Sanders’ position on gun manufacturer liability, saying his comments at the debate last night were “spot-on.” NRA @NRA: Sen. Sanders was spot-on in his comments about gun manufacturer liability/PLCAA cnsnews.com/news/article/s…#DemDebate pic.twitter.com/jEScbMDFt4 [3/7/16, 10:11 a.m. EDT] This is not the endorsement Sanders was looking for: Igorvolsky [email protected] : igorvolsky Retweeted NRA Sanders echoed […]
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The substance of last night’s Democratic debate was quite literally leagues above the debauchery that took place at the GOP debate last Thursday. Hillary Clinton once again emerged victorious, as she laid out her plan to break down barriers for those who have been left behind, and made clear distinctions between herself and Senator Sanders, which put […]
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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* Sunday, March 06, 2016 Washington, DC – Correct The Record President Brad Woodhouse released the following statement in response totonight’s Democratic debate. “While Secretary Clinton demonstrated her long term commitment to the people of Flint, Michigan and spoke with specificity and passion about raising wages, rebuilding our infrastructure and creating jobs, this […]
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Senator Sanders’ record on guns is less than sterling: in 2005 he voted for a statute giving gun manufacturers and dealers broad immunity, in state and federal courts, in 1991 he opposed a seven-day waiting period for background checks, and in 1993 he voted against the Brady bill and a five-day waiting period. The list […]
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Tonight, Bernie Sanders touted his record of opposing trade deals as evidence that he stands with American workers. A minor detail Sanders left out though is that his opposition of the Ex-Im Bank actually undercuts American industries and workers. Sanders stood as a “GOP ally in opposing the Export-Import Bank,” ignoring the fact that Ex-Im […]