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Updated · Fox News · Jun 23
Ted Cruz Says Democrats Were Radicalized by 3 Left-Wing Figures and Trump Hatred
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jun 23

Ted Cruz Says Democrats Were Radicalized by 3 Left-Wing Figures and Trump Hatred

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 23

Summary

  • Ted Cruz said on the South Carolina campaign trail that Democrats have been "radicalized," naming Zohran Mamdani, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Maine Senate nominee Graham Platner as proof of a leftward shift.
  • Fox News Digital quoted Cruz saying the party's energy and money now sit with those figures and that opposition to President Donald Trump is a central driver of Democratic politics.
  • Platner won Maine's Democratic Senate nomination this month despite scandals over online comments, a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol, explicit messages and allegations from former girlfriends, which he has denied.
  • Mamdani, a democratic socialist who beat Andrew Cuomo in New York City's mayoral race last year, is now backing progressive candidates in New York primaries, while Ocasio-Cortez remains a leading voice on the party's left.
  • Cruz made the remarks while campaigning ahead of South Carolina's June 24 Republican gubernatorial runoff to replace term-limited Gov. Henry McMaster.

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