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How accurate is Rachel Maddow? Unranked on 2 graded calls

Rachel Maddow has 2 graded calls on The Country's pundit scorecard so far, 2 correct and 0 wrong, and is listed in the Left column. That is short of the 5 graded calls needed for an accuracy score, so Rachel Maddow is not ranked yet.

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CORRECT

“We are not going to have a Supreme Court that will overturn Roe versus Wade. There will be no more Antonin Scalias and Samuel Alitos added to this court.”

Source

After Obama's 2012 win, the Court will not overturn Roe and no more Scalia/Alito-style justices will be added.

What happened: Graded over the horizon of Obama's second term (Jan 2013 to Jan 20, 2017). No Scalia- or Alito-type justice was added in that time: after Scalia died on Feb 13, 2016, Garland's nomination was blocked and the seat was still open when Obama left office, and Roe stood. Dobbs (June 24, 2022) came after the horizon and isn't graded against her.

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CORRECT

“We`re not going to repeal health reform.”

Source

The ACA will not be repealed.

What happened: Graded over the horizon of Obama's second term (Jan 2013 to Jan 20, 2017). The ACA was not repealed in that time; Obama vetoed the repeal bill H.R. 3762 on Jan 8, 2016. It was also still law after the failed 49-51 Senate repeal vote on July 28, 2017.

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