Out-of-touch Ron Johnson and the dark money groups propping him up have been caught lying in a futile attempt to distract from the fact that Johnson has repeatedly called to slash Social Security and Medicare and lied about his record of supporting abortion bans without exceptions for rape or incest.
Multiple independent fact-checkers have called out Ron Johnson and his allies for lying about the Lt. Governor.
Here’s what they’re saying:
PolitiFact: High probability that Barnes plan to end cash bail would have kept parade suspect in jail.
- “That release noted the March 2016 cash bail measure Barnes sponsored included a provision that would require a judge to hold a defendant in custody if there was “clear and convincing evidence” that the defendant would cause serious bodily harm to a member of the community.”
- That’s an important element of Barnes’ proposal that Johnson and critics routinely gloss over.
- Under the current setup, if people meet cash bail, they must be released. Under Barnes’ proposal, if a judge or commissioner finds by clear and convincing evidence that people are a threat, they are held until trial, and no amount of cash would set them free. It’s similar to the federal system, which does not use cash bail.”
- “While some Democrats are vehemently in the “abolish ICE” camp, Mandela Barnes is not among them, despite an ad from the Ron Johnson campaign claiming he is.
- “For his part, Barnes says he wants to give the police more tools to do their job, like more training and using social workers to respond to some calls, for example.
- “Barnes has given multiple interviews on his immigration stance. In February 2022, he confirmed to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he does not support abolishing ICE. On his campaign website, under a video titled “Immigration,” Barnes says he backs “comprehensive immigration reform.”
- “Claims that Barnes wants to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were clarified in News 3 Now’s Reality Check series which found Barnes does not want to abolish ICE or defund the police, despite claims made in campaign ads.”
- “The National Republican Senatorial Committee claimed that Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
- But the group identified no direct evidence or statements from the candidates saying such a thing.
- At the same time, there is plenty of evidence that Barnes has taken a less extreme position on the matter, calling for reforms.”
- “Although Barnes has advocated for the “reduction” of the state’s prison population, he hasn’t endorsed the immediate “release” of 50% of inmates — and there is a key difference in those two words.
- Reducing the number of inmates would likely require years of policy changes, as opposed to just letting people out of prison, no matter their offense.”
- “In a video stating his priorities for taxes, Barnes says: “I’ll cut middle-class taxes, and I’ll pay for it by ensuring the wealthiest among us pay their fair share. I’ll cut taxes on families and expand the child tax credit to give parents some breathing room.”
- That sounds like the opposite of wanting to “double your income taxes.”
- As for Barnes’ tax plan, his spokesperson said he opposes the Republican 2017 tax law, enacted under then-President Donald Trump, and in particular wants to change a tax cut Johnson pushed for in that law giving a break to most business owners, who pay individual income tax on their business earnings. (Several reports have found that while the tax cut broadly benefited these so-called pass-through businesses, the bulk of the tax savings, predictably, flowed to those earning the most money, as our fact-checking colleagues at PolitiFact.com have explained.)”
“The NRSC claimed Barnes “supports stripping health care away from millions.”
Although Barnes has voiced support for Medicare for All — along with a menu of other health care reforms and changes — the claim vastly overstates what is involved, raising fears for those who hear it that they may wind up with no insurance.
Such a proposal would dramatically change the nation’s health care system, which now centers on employer-provided coverage through private insurers, but it would ultimately provide health care for millions more, not millions fewer.”
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