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Fact checking Tammy Baldwin, Leah Vukmir ahead of their first debate

By Tom Kertscher
October 7, 2018

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir, a state senator, meet on Oct. 8, 2018 for the first of three scheduled debates.

Baldwin is seeking her second term in the Nov. 6, 2018 election. 

Ahead of the first debate, here’s a look at all of our fact checks, and Flip-O-Meter checks, in the Senate race.

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