The Washington Post gave Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) four “Pinocchios” after he said during this week’s Democratic presidential debate that President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE won Michigan in 2016 because black voters in the state were suppressed by “everybody from Republicans to Russians.”
“We lost the state of Michigan because everybody from Republicans to Russians were targeting the suppression of African American voters,” Booker said on Wednesday night during the second of two Democratic debates in Detroit.
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Trump won Michigan by 10,704 votes over 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE. It marked the first time a Republican had captured the state since 1988.
But the Post gave the comment a four-Pinocchio rating, the most given out by its fact-checker.
The newspaper noted that though black turnout did decrease in Michigan, exit data has shown it could have been because levels came down from former President Obama’s reelection in 2012.
“All things being equal, the loss of Michigan could be explained by weaker but expected black turnout and stronger but unexpected white turnout,” the Post noted.
The Post also noted that “election experts say they see little or no evidence that the activities by the Russians and the Trump campaign actually swayed the election in Michigan.”
The newspaper wrote that the Booker campaign had provided it with links about potential Russian and Republican activities, but it noted that “none demonstrated that the purported suppression activities delivered Michigan to Trump.”
“Perhaps that’s an argument for a black candidate like Booker to be on the ticket, but he’s wrong to claim the Russians and the GOP were responsible for Clinton’s loss in Michigan. The burden of proof is on Booker, and he failed to back up his claim. He earns Four Pinocchios,” the Post concluded.
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