Did Wisconsin Lawmakers Pull Back Electoral Votes From 2020?

No, they actually rejected a measure to do so.

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On Tuesday, during a floor session, Wisconsin Assembly leaders rejected a proposal from Rep. Timothy Ramthun, a Republican, to reclaim Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes for President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. 

In response, The Gateway Pundit, frequent purveyor of misinformation, published an article with the following headline: “Wisconsin Assembly Votes to Advance Rep. Ramthun’s Resolution to Reclaim Wisconsin’s Electors For President and Vice President That Were Certified Under Fraudulent Purposes.”

This is a false statement. The Wisconsin Assembly did not vote to advance Ramthun’s resolution to reclaim Wisconsin’s electors “that were certified under fraudulent purposes.” 

The story has been shared widely on social media by people like Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who tweeted the story Tuesday night. 

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    Nate Dunlevy

    I'm so tired of stupid.

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    Aylene Wright

    I must admit that I wasn't sure before reading this, if the claim was coming from the far-right or the far-left. As "a Republican controlled state legislature passes bill to reclaim 2020 electoral votes for Biden" could be spun by the far-right as a heroic move towards a glorious Trump restoration, but by the far-left as proof that the evil Republican fascists are still moving towards a Trump coup. That's where the discourse is these days.

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    1. Mack

      Building off this great observation about poisonous and confrontational discourse:

      I have given considerable thought to the possibility of a Biden-Trump rematch in 2024. There is, of course, the very real risk that one of them might win. But what with the candidates being the two least-popular presidents in modern history, and their supporters ever more likely to advance conspiracy theories and participate in nasty and vicious personal attacks, the rematch might also create a very real space for a moderate unity ticket, giving the silent majority of us (from center-left to center-right) a chance to say "The hell with both of you" to both of our previous failed leaders.

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    Ben Connelly

    “ The Gateway Pundit, frequent purveyor of misinformation”

    Sounds about right

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    Ben Connelly

    “ The Gateway Pundit, frequent purveyor of misinformation”

    Sounds about right

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    Robert Knudson

    It seems like you will know the name of every village's idiot if you do this long enough; its too bad they all seem to have run for office...

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