Buldoc Revives Zombie Claim About Busloads of Illegal Voters in New Hampshire

U.S. Senate candidate Don Buldoc, a Republican, resurrected a zombie claim that has been repeatedly debunked about busloads of people coming from out of state to vote illegally in New Hampshire.

“We need to make sure that school buses loaded with people at the polls don’t come in and vote,” Buldoc said during a debate with incumbent Sen. Maggie Hassan on Oct. 27. When pressed for evidence, Buldoc said, “I am saying that that is what Granite Staters are telling me and I think it’s valid.”

It is not valid. Despite being discredited by FactCheck.org and others, the claim has persisted among some Republicans for years. Chief among them has been former President Donald Trump, who praised Buldoc’s mention of the bogus claim while endorsing him this week.

“He was a strong and proud ‘Election Denier,’ a big reason that he won the Nomination, but he then disavowed,” on Truth Social on Oct. 31 about Buldoc. “He has since come back, at least on busing, but that is only