In a recent fundraising letter, Congressman Erik Paulsen went beyond his usual partisan talking points and sprinkling of half-truths and waded into the territory of unfounded conspiracy theory.
He warned against a “flood” of outside “paid liberal activists” and labeled opposition in his district as “all the paid volunteers George Soros’ money can buy”. This is the same language used by extreme-right conspiracy theory sites like Info Wars and Breitbart.
Of course, there’s no evidence to back up these claims, and it’s insulting to his constituents to dismiss their concerns this way. It’s deeply cynical and un-American to falsely claim that those engaged in the political process are only doing so because they’re being paid. Continue reading “Question Paulsen’s support of Trump”