Eh, Majewski was clearly terrible but he did not cost the GOP 13 whole points in that seat.
I don't know about that. Maybe not 13, but I'd say at least 10. He was horrible.
Citation (or retraction) needed. The only lies about his military record I'm aware of are the ones Majewski told himself.
Trumpists don't retract, ever. They boldly and recklessly lie then double down when caught red-handed in the act of it, trapped into a corner. That's what makes them so hard for those of us who value the truth to even comprehend on a basic level, let alone deal with them. Every single other political opponent we've ever had, there was a predictable response when they were exposed as liars. Depending on the severity of the offense, there would be apologies, retractions, resignations even (see: Watergate, Nixon). But in this brave new world, such things are signs of "weakness" and so you're more likely to find a Republican today tripling down on his claim the sky is green than to walk it back, let alone apologize for it. It's maybe the thing they truly do have MOST in common with the "fascists" of old, a worldview where "might makes right" and the actual truth is utterly irrelevant and disposable in service of political ends and in concocting a story which fuels the grievances of the fascists. A world where "Big Lies" BECOME "the truth" in the eyes of millions if they are repeated often enough, the actual facts and evidence be damned. You've just caught our Aussie friend here merely following that spirit in an attempt to manufacture a "Big Lie" of his own. It is of course false that Majewski was ever falsely accused, and two seconds of basic research can confirm that. He's banking on people not doing that, however, on instead just taking his word for it when he lies, on muddying the waters so that the mere appearance of some kind of controversy or dispute gives false credence to the idea that there IS any such legitimate dispute. It's disgusting and insidious, but about as standard as it gets for the Trumpist right nowadays.
Basically, the Trumpist GOP's strategy when caught lying seems to be to simply copy R. Kelly's "Shaggy defense:"
