You are 100% correct that in THE PAST the media would have hounded any Republican out of office for saying lies like that.
Now, things are different. There is Fox News and the Internet and Breitbart and Free Republic.
WE NEED TO DO THE HOUNDING!!!! DONT LET THIS GO
Yes, I can’t imagine this person being re-elected. Maybe I need to know more about this person’s whole career. Or maybe I don’t.