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Ted Cruz urges New Yorkers to ‘shock the country’ and give Hochul the boot for Blakeman

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Sen. Ted Cruz urged New York voters to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman over incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 3, saying it would send a strong message to the rest of the country about rejecting radical Democrats. Despite polls showing Hochul leading comfortably in the reliably blue state, Cruz highlighted his concerns about the leftward shift within the Democratic Party and called for similar efforts to secure victories in other key races like the Texas Senate race between Ken Paxton and James Talarico.

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Ted Cruz urged New York voters to "shock the country" by voting Republican in the upcoming gubernatorial election on November 3. He specifically called for defeating incumbent Governor Kathy Hochul (D) and supporting Bruce Blakeman (R), the Republican nominee. According to Cruz, a defeat for Hochul would send a powerful message about rejecting radical elements within the Democratic Party. Despite Blakeman being behind in polls showing Hochul with a comfortable lead, Republicans including former President Trump are rallying support for him.

Cruz emphasized that if Texas falls politically, it could set a precedent for the rest of the country, urging listeners to donate money and "help us fight not only to save Texas, but to save the country from this lunacy." The senator warned against what he perceives as threats from communists and Islamists aiming to destroy America.

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Claims (21 extracted, 1 hedged)

— Sen. Ted Cruz wants a new set of “New York values” to take effect. asserted

set → want → effect

The Lone Star State Republican implored Empire State voters to “shock the country” by backing Republican gubernatorial hopeful Bruce Blakeman and booting incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Nov. 3. asserted

Republican → implore → Nov.

“Right now the radicals are taking over the Democrat Party,” Cruz (R-Texas) said on WABC’s “Cats Roundtable.” asserted

Cruz → take → Roundtable

“They don’t love America. asserted

They → love → America

They hate America. asserted

They → hate → America

They’re trying to destroy it. asserted

They → try → it

If you want to bring the Democrat Party back to sanity, the only way to do it is for them to get resoundingly rejected. asserted

them → want → it

“New York, you got a big gubernatorial race,” he added “ asserted

he → got → race

It would shock the country to see Kathy Hochul defeated. asserted

Hochul → shock → country

New York, you can make a statement to the whole country.” asserted

you → make → country

Hochul has the advantage against Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, with polls showing her holding a comfortable lead in the reliably blue Empire State. asserted

her → have → State

Republicans, including President Trump, have lined up behind Blakeman and sought to rally the GOP base for him. asserted

Republicans → include → him

Cruz, who took heat during his 2016 presidential run for blasting Trump’s “New York values” while trying to paint him as a lefty, warned about the leftward lurch of the Democratic Party. asserted

who → take → Party

Cruz lost the New York primary and ultimately the nomination to Trump. asserted

Cruz → lose → Trump

The Texas pol is now calling the competitive Senate race in his home state between Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and state Rep. James Talarico “frightening.” asserted

pol → call → Paxton

“If Texas falls, the whole country falls,” he said, urging listeners to donate money and “help us fight not only to save Texas, but to save the country from this lunacy, from the communists and Islamists that want to destroy our nation.” asserted

that → fall → nation

Talarico currently has a 2.2 percentage point edge over Paxton, according to the latest RealClearPolitics aggregate of polls. uncertain

Talarico → have → polls

Democrats are hoping for a blue wave this midterm election cycle, given historical headwinds against the party in control of the White House and voter concerns about affordability. asserted

Democrats → hop → affordability

The Texas senator harked back to the GOP’s slew of victories in the 1980s and early 1990s before the rise of former President Bill Clinton, concluding that Dems must be defeated repeatedly in order to moderate again. asserted

Dems → hark → Clinton

“That’s what’s gonna happen if you want to see the Democrat Party come back from crazy town,” he argued. asserted

he → ’ → town

“I’d like to live in a country where we have two parties that are relatively reasonable, and sane, and that love America.” asserted

that → like → America

Ted Cruz urges New Yorkers to ‘shock the country’ and give Hochul the boot for Blakeman

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