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It’s clear at this point that someone will. I don’t think anyone ever thought it would be the GOP.
Who vetted this guy? I would think political parties have people whose job is to do nothing but vet candidates and make sure they don’t lie…too much. >

Apparently his Democratic opposition and the local paper had dug into his mysterious financing and raised questions about it, but the rest of the media (larger papers, TV etc.) did not find it newsworthy at the time. >


but the rest of the media (larger papers, TV etc.) did not find it newsworthy at the time.

"Elected GOP Politician a Pathological Liar"
Gets a lot more clicks than another article about a politician running for office that got caught in a lie. >


a lie

So he's getting heat over just one lie? >

I think their point was more that it might be a coldly calculated move to wait and get more clicks from writing about an elected official that lies than it does to write about a candidate in the process of trying to get elected who lies >

Matt Gaetz is literally guilty of sex trafficking minors and is not only being protected by the GOP but  got reelected, you think the GOP is going to do anything about this guy?