Minority Whip Scalise falsely claimed Speaker Pelosi targeted Mia Love
"I’ve noticed that when female members run on the Republican side, Nancy Pelosi will spend a lot more money — in many cases twice as much more — to defeat Republican female candidates and incumbents."
Politico buried that quote from Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) last week in its short story about GOP efforts to recruit women for 2020, led by Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).
Rachel Maddow, on the other hand, used it to publish a clickbait blog post: Pelosi bears responsibility for party’s lack of diversity. [No I won't link to that damn headline.]
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