Senate Candidate Eric Hovde: Nursing Home Residents Shouldn’t Vote Because They Are Too Close To Death

The Heartland Signal reports:

During an appearance on the “Guy Benson Show,” Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde responded to a question on 2020 voting irregularities by saying people in nursing homes aren’t “in a point” to vote.

“We had nursing homes where the sheriff of Racine investigated, where you had 100% voting in nursing homes,” Hovde said. “Well, if you’re in a nursing home, you only have five, six-month life expectancy. Almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote and you had children, adult children showing up saying, ‘Who voted for my 85 or 90-year-old father or mother?’”

The Administration for Community Living says that the average stay in a nursing home is highly variable, with 20-percent of patients over the age of 65 needing to stay longer than five years.

Read the full article. The claim about “100% voting” in nursing homes has long been debunked. Hovde, who is running to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin, has been endorsed by Trump.

NEW AUDIO: Wisconsin GOP Senate candidate Eric Hovde casts doubt on nursing home residents being able to vote:

“Well, if you’re in a nursing home, you only have a five, six-month life expectancy. Almost nobody in a nursing home is in a point to vote.” pic.twitter.com/i1YIgxxv4K

— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) April 8, 2024