Claim: Rick Santorum puffs up his credentials a bit in saying he "defeated three Democratic incumbents." He defeated two incumbents; in two other congressional elections, he was the incumbent. Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and representative, has touted his Democrat-defeating skills a few times recently. In the GOP presidential debate on Aug. 11, he said he was a candidate "who can beat incumbent Democrats, three of them, three incumbent Democrats." And at the Iowa straw poll on Aug.
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Verdict: rick santorum puffs up his credentials a bit in saying he "defeated three democratic incumbents." he defeated two incumbents; in two other congressional elections, he was the incumbent. santorum, a former pennsylvania senator and representative, has touted his democrat-defeating skills a few times recently. in the gop presidential debate on aug. 11, he said he was a candidate "who can beat incumbent democrats, three of them, three incumbent democrats." and at the iowa straw poll on aug.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2011-08-16T22:20:08