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Democrat from Vermont

Howard Dean is the former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, and was the longtime governor of Vermont before that.

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False

No such protection

Howard Dean
Howard Dean

"Hate speech is not protected by the first amendment."

— PolitiFact National on Friday, April 21st, 2017

False

New version of a discredited attack

Howard Dean
Howard Dean

Says Scott Walker left college "under an ethical cloud for having tried to fix" the election for student body president.  

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, November 18th, 2016

Mostly True

Pence isn't gung-ho about federal health care

Howard Dean
Howard Dean

"Mike Pence voted against expanding the Children’s Health Insurance program, which Hillary helped to start."

— PolitiFact National on Monday, August 8th, 2016

Mostly False

Examples are scant

Howard Dean
Howard Dean

"There’s a tremendous other number of public officials who have done the same thing" as Hillary Clinton with a private email server.

— PunditFact on Tuesday, August 18th, 2015

Mostly True

Something Rick Perry and Howard Dean agree on

Howard Dean
Howard Dean

"Barack Obama's health care bill is nothing new. Mitt Romney signed one just like it four years before."

— PolitiFact Texas on Sunday, December 5th, 2010

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Lie of the Year: Interview with Howard Dean

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