Susan Wild caught lying about her “bipartisanship”

Susan Wild caught lying about her "bipartisanship"

In what was a rough week for Susan Wild after her disastrous debates with Republican Ryan Mackenzie, she got caught red-handed lying about her "bipartisanship," proving what we've known all along: She's a partisan radical.

A new report shows extreme Democrat Susan Wild claimed in the debate that she's in the "top 10" most bipartisan members of Congress, but she's actually ranked 109th!

"Susan Wild has proved what we've known all along: She's a partisan radical who is running her campaign on lies and distortions just to squeeze out a vote. We see through her lies, and will continue to hold her accountable for her out-of-touch policies." - NRCC Spokesman Mike Marinella

Read more from the Washington Free Beacon here or see excerpts below.

Susan Wild Says She's One Of The 'Top 10' Most Bipartisan House Members, Citing A Ranking That Actually Places Her 109th
The Washington Free Beacon
Chuck Ross

Democratic Rep. Susan Wild (Pa.) has made bipartisanship a key pitch in her campaign for reelection in a GOP-leaning House district, claiming at a recent debate that a Beltway think tank ranks her in the "top 10" most bipartisan members of Congress. The group she cites doesn't even rank her in the top 100.

At a debate Sunday, Wild cited rankings from the Lugar Center to tout her ability to work across the aisle. "One of the things I'm proudest of is I consistently work in a bipartisan manner," Wild said. "In fact, I was rated by the Lugar Center as being in the top 10, my ranking is in the top 10 for bipartisan members of the House."

But she was wildly off the mark.

The Lugar Center, which releases an annual ranking of House and Senate members in terms of how many bills they cosponsor with the opposing party, ranks Wild as the 109th most bipartisan member of the 435-member House, according to its most recent scorecard.

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"I am a bipartisan congresswoman, and I'm very proud of that," said Wild, adding, "I represent all of the people regardless of their party affiliation."

Wild cites the Lugar Center on her campaign website, though she makes a slightly different claim about her bipartisanship ranking.

"I'm really proud to be rated by the well-respected and nonpartisan Lugar Center … as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress," Wild says on her campaign website. "I'm in the top 12 percent of most bipartisan members of the House according to their evidence-based rankings."

That statement appears to be based on Lugar Center rankings from 2021 and 2022, when the think tank ranked Wild the 53rd and 41st most bipartisan member of Congress, respectively.

In 2020, the center ranked Wild the 130th most bipartisan lawmaker, and in 2019, she was ranked 238-the bottom half-behind Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), Ro Khanna (D., Calif.), and Matt Gaetz (R., Fla.).

Wild's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

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