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Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
stated on June 18, 2008 an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program
"I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.
Mostly False
By Alexander Lane • June 30, 2008
Ralph Nader
Ralph Nader
stated on June 18, 2008 an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program
"The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."
Mostly True
By Alexander Lane • June 30, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on June 1, 2008 San Juan, Puerto Rico
"We are winning the popular vote."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 3, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 23, 2008 Sioux Falls, S.D.
It doesn't make sense "historically" to drop out because the 1968 race was still competitive when "Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 26, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 21, 2008 a speech in Tampa, Fla.
When McCain was questioned about hiring lobbyists to his campaign staff, "his top lobbyist actually had the nerve to say, 'The American people won't care about this.' "
True
May 23, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on May 21, 2008 Tampa, Fla.
McCain "hired some of the biggest lobbyists in Washington to run his campaign."
True
May 23, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 13, 2008 a speech in Charleston, W.Va.
"The White House is won in the swing states, and I am winning the swing states."
Mostly False
By Bill Adair • May 16, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on May 12, 2008 Logan, W. Va.
"If West Virginia had voted for our Democratic nominee in 2000 and 2004, we wouldn't have had to put up with George Bush for the last 7 years."
Half-True
May 15, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on April 22, 2008 Pittsburgh
Denies that he said the Obama campaign "played the race card."
Pants on Fire!
By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 22, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 24, 2008 an interview with the Philadelphia Daily News editorial board
"My husband didn't wrap up the nomination until June."
Mostly False
By Stephanie Garry • April 9, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on March 25, 2008 a news conference in Greensburg, Pa.
"I did very well with young people in Ohio, Massachusetts, California."
Half-True
By Stephanie Garry • April 8, 2008
Mike Gravel
Mike Gravel
stated on March 13, 2008 a YouTube video
"I am a candidate. I have not withdrawn."
True
March 26, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on March 5, 2008 an interview on the Today Show.
"We've won twice as many states. We've won a greater share of the popular vote."
Mostly True
By Bill Adair • March 10, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 26, 2008 a debate in Cleveland
"Could I just point out that ... I seem to get the first question all the time?"
True
February 27, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 21, 2008 a debate in Austin, Texas.
He's been endorsed by "every major newspaper here in the state of Texas."
True
By Bill Adair • February 22, 2008
James Dobson
James Dobson
stated on February 5, 2008 a statement read on the Laura Ingraham Show
John McCain "said publicly that Hillary Clinton would make a good president."
True
By Stephanie Garry • February 14, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2008 an ABC/Politico interview
"I have something in common with my husband. He never carried caucuses either. He lost all of the ones that I've lost."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • February 13, 2008
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on February 7, 2008 Portland, Maine
"Everything I have said (on the campaign trail) has been factually accurate."
False
By Angie Drobnic Holan • February 12, 2008
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton
stated on February 11, 2008 a conference call to reporters led by Cilnton pollster Mark Penn
"Senator Obama has, in fact, never had a serious Republican challenger."
True
By Adriel Bettelheim • February 12, 2008
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 1, 2008 a flyer sent prior to Super Tuesday
"8 years of the Clintons, major losses for Democrats across the nation."
Mostly True
By Adriel Bettelheim • February 11, 2008
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