Craig Barkacs began his long and close association with the University of San Diego when he arrived as a law student in August of 1978. Upon attaining his JD/MBA, Barkacs embarked on an exciting and illustrious career spanning the legal profession, the business world and academia.
It does pay to throw out half-truths because of confirmation bias, which means your true believers will accept statements that reinforce their existing beliefs, so there’s no downside in firing up your base.
Republicans, including Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey, haven’t gotten it exactly right when talking about Supreme Court nominees.