Former CNN “reality checker” John Avlon won the Democratic Primary in New York’s 1st Congressional District, defeating chemistry professor Nancy Goroff by 40 points.
Democratic campaigns recently have been obsessed with promoting abortion and the idea that democracy is at stake, but Avlon stands out among them for his previous career as CNN’s “reality check” analayst who portrayed himself as a nonpartisan truth teller.
Avlon repeatedly claimed that it is simply a fact that Democrats are not extreme on abortion and that pro-lifers oppose freedom. He falsely stated that overturning Roe v. Wade would “undercut majoritarian democracy.”
He also claimed that the RNC withdrawing from the Commission on Presidential Debates was a “blow to our democracy” and used the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor to warn about a second civil war. Additionally, he…
