In 2016 and 2018, Sen. @LindseyGrahamSC said a Supreme Court vacancy should not be filled in an election year.
"If an opening comes in the last year of President Donald Trump's term, and the primary process has started, we'll wait until the next election," he said Oct. 3, 2018.
Now, Graham said he supports filling the current vacancy before the next president’s term begins.
To address the consistency of these two statements, we turned to our Flip-O-Meter.
The Flip-O-Meter does not make a value judgment about a politician who changes positions on an issue. Some voters appreciate politicians who are flexible and have the ability to compromise or adapt their positions to the wishes of their voters.
Still, accusations of shifting positions are common in politics, and we’ve found that an analysis of the shift and the degree of change can be informative, especially in moments such as these.
The Flip-O-Meter has three ratings:
NO FLIP – No significant change in position.
HALF FLIP – A partial change in position.
FULL FLOP – A complete change in position.
In the case of Graham, the meter detected a Full Flop. Read why. politifact.com/factchecks/202…
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