Talk:Mike Braun/Archive 1

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 * Mike Braun 2017 Nov 6.jpg

Misleading text on Tax Cuts
One editor added a sentence suggesting that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increased tax revenues. The text is problematic for two reasons: (1) It's WP:SYNTH. The source is not about Braun or his statement. (2) The sentence does not accurately reflect the source, as the source clearly notes that while tax revenue increased after the passage of the bill, the claim that the bill caused the revenue increase is dubious. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:57, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * , nowhere did I imply that the tax cuts were the cause of the revenue increase. However, the fact that revenue did increase goes against the previous statement, which says that debt was expected to rise as a result. Politifact says, "If you look at the sheer number of dollars collected, irrespective of inflation and without regard to the size of the overall economy or other factors, taxes went up very slightly." That supports what is said in the article. I'd like to ask you to restore what you deleted, and while your edit, stop following me around to different pages in order to revert my edits. Display name 99 (talk) 03:57, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * "However, the fact that revenue did increase goes against the previous statement, which says that debt was expected to rise as a result." Please read this very carefully: Correlation does not imply causation. If you can't understand the fallacy even after both glancing at the Wikipedia article and reading the PolitiFact article which you yourself added (which explains why tax revenue can increase, despite a fiscally irresponsible action), I don't know what I can do for you. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 04:04, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * If you can't see that nowhere in my statement on the talk page or on the article, which is just a reworded version of what's in the PolitiFact article, does not imply that the tax cuts caused the increased revenue, I think you're hopeless. Also, please see WP:Notforum, which makes it clear that Wikipedia is not the place to share your general views on the tax policy, but only to discuss improvements to the article. Display name 99 (talk) 04:17, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
 * , the synthesis rule states: "Do not combine material from multiple sources to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by any of the sources. Similarly, do not combine different parts of one source to reach or imply a conclusion not explicitly stated by the source. If one reliable source says A, and another reliable source says B, do not join A and B together to imply a conclusion C that is not mentioned by either of the sources." The material that I added does not combine anything from multiple sources. It simply states what one source, the Politico article, said, and does so without reference to Braun. Please explain how this violates the rule. Display name 99 (talk) 01:05, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
 * If you can't or won't understand what's written there, I can't help you. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 01:11, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 7 November 2018
Braun has defeated Donnelly in the Senate race tonight. The article should be updated to reflect that, especially the sentence in the lead "He is scheduled to face Democratic incumbent Joe Donnelly in the November 2018 general election", which needs to be made past tense to reflect his win. IntoThinAir (talk) 02:28, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Padlock-bronze-open.svg Not done: The page's protection level has changed since this request was placed. You should now be able to edit the page yourself. If you still seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. — CYBERPOWER  ( Chat ) 16:53, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 7 November 2018
State that he won the 2018 Senatorial Election 162.249.50.33 (talk) 02:59, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done – Muboshgu (talk) 15:52, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

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 * Mike Braun in Greenfield, Indiana.jpg

Protected edit request on 7 November 2018
Change "United States Senate election in Indiana, 2018" to "the 2018 U.S. Senate election in Indiana" Redditaddict69 (talk) (contribs)  07:10, 7 November 2018 (UTC)
 * The protection has expired. So you can edit it. –Ammarpad (talk) 08:10, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Protected edit request on 8 November 2018
Could we add the Senator-elect title in the infobox? RandomUserGuy1738 (talk) 15:30, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – Muboshgu (talk) 15:52, 8 November 2018 (UTC)

2018 - Did he or was he not used to be a Democrat before 2012?
I noticed when the preview that Google had of this page said Braun was a Democrat before 2012, but the "other political affiliations" field in the info box has been removed? Did he used to be a Democrat? Jimw338 (talk) 12:40, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

NPOV
Editors continue to use biased language to describe Mike Braun’s relationship with President Donald Trump. E.g. President Trump tried to “coerce” a foreign leader to investigate Joe Biden. Reasonable people could find the use of “coerce” to evidence an improper bias since the President was exonerated by the Senate. Better to use “prompt.” Next example: editors stated that “President Trump refused to concede and made false claims of election fraud, Braun defended Trump's attempt to subvert the election”. This statement fails to acknowledge the credible evidence of election fraud (see example: The pending supreme court case brought by state of Texas and other states). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:243:CC00:FF30:CCB4:D4AE:12F3:4DFC (talk) 04:43, 11 December 2020 (UTC)


 * There is no evidence of any fraud in the election, and Trump did try to coerce the leader of Ukraine. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 12:38, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Democrat before 2012 not supported by source
This article claims Braun was a democrat prior to 2012, but the source clearly indicates that he has always been a hardline republican. While he might have voted in democratic primaries, this is common in areas dominated by one party and does not indicate affiliation with the party in question, which Braun has stated himself. This should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andyharbor (talk • contribs) 21:13, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

Claim of defending subversion of democracy not supported by reference
Claim that "Braun defended Trump's attempt to overturn the election results and subvert the democratic process" is not found in Indianapolis Star article. Not clear if this claim is referring to anything specific or is just editorializing. In either case it does not follow a NPOV. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shuageo (talk • contribs) 01:13, 30 April 2021 (UTC)


 * Associated Press article (now cited in this article): "A growing number of Republican lawmakers are joining President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Saturday announced a coalition of 11 senators and senators-elect who have been enlisted for Trump’s effort to subvert the will of American voters.... The group, which presented no new evidence of election problems, includes Sens... Mike Braun of Indiana." Neutralitytalk 02:47, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

How is it "undue weight" to cite a Senators' own stated reasons for an action, but not to impute a motivation to them without evidence? Shuageo (talk) 18:59, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Net worth
I removed the net worth parameter from the infobox, as the parameter has now been deprecated. If anyone wants to add that content elsewhere in the article, you can find what I removed in this edit. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 03:19, 28 October 2021 (UTC)