This is the first in an ongoing series of factual counter-claims and/or debunking of right-wing attacks on Democrats and/or progressive principles.  These attacks are typically confined to the right-wing echo chamber, and may or may not leak out into the mainstream-media.  They tend to only peak out of hiding when you encounter a conservative on the street, at which point, having never heard the claim to begin with, you most likely will not have a response, thus allowing the conservative to “win” the argument.  I intend to change this imbalance of power by confronting these claims head-on, as they occur, no matter how ridiculous.

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