Will corruption claims turbocharge Democratic midterm gains?
Whole Hog Politics Will corruption claims turbocharge Democratic midterm gains? Comments: by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING There was a persistent, false claim about former President Obama that got started in the shadier parts of the right side of the internet. Then, gathering flakes like a snowball rolling downhill, it burst onto the scene right about the time Obama was running for reelection.
- ▪Whole Hog Politics Will corruption claims turbocharge Democratic midterm gains?
- ▪Comments: by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING There was a persistent, false claim about former President Obama that got started in the sha
- ▪Then, gathering flakes like a snowball rolling downhill, it burst onto the scene right about the time Obama was running for reelection.
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Whole Hog Politics Will corruption claims turbocharge Democratic midterm gains? Comments: by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Chris Stirewalt - 05/20/26 6:00 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING There was a persistent, false claim about former President Obama that got started in the shadier parts of the right side of the internet. Then, gathering flakes like a snowball rolling downhill, it burst onto the scene right about the time Obama was running for reelection. No, not that false claim. This was the “Obamaphone,” which went wild in fall 2012 when a viral video from a Tea Party account synced up with an existing allegation that Obama was using stimulus money to provide free cellphones to his supporters. The truth was that when former President George W.
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