Claim: Entrepreneur Donald Trump dismissed the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum by claiming that Santorum lost his Senate seat in 2006 by a wider margin than any incumbent senator in history. He's wrong. In fact, there have been two dozen incumbent senators who have taken worse beatings than Santorum did in 2006. Trump need only have checked back as far as the 2010 midterm elections — when Democrat Blanche Lincoln lost her Arkansas seat —
Fact-check: Is Santorum the Biggest (Senate) Loser? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: entrepreneur donald trump dismissed the surging candidacy of rick santorum by claiming that santorum lost his senate seat in 2006 by a wider margin than any incumbent senator in history. he's wrong. in fact, there have been two dozen incumbent senators who have taken worse beatings than santorum did in 2006. trump need only have checked back as far as the 2010 midterm elections — when democrat blanche lincoln lost her arkansas seat —
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Robert Farley
Date published: 2012-02-09T01:13:46