Marc Thiessen: Democratic Socialists Are Democrats’ Version Of Republicans’ Failed 2022 Candidates
FOX News contributor and Washington Post columnist Marc Thiessen on “Special Report” reacts to the current political environment. Thiessen said Democrats running extreme candidates is similar to Republicans running candidates in 2022 that did not materialize into a red wave.
BRET BAIER, ANCHOR: You look at some of these primaries we have yet to come. Michigan, for example, the Senate race there. That could change the dynamics. MARC THIESSEN: So, the Democrats are experiencing what Republicans experienced a little while ago, which is a hostile takeover of the party, except the difference is the MAGA movement loves America and the Democratic socialists hate America. That’s the fundamental difference, but it’s the same populist movement. And I’m getting, you know, if you remember the 2022 midterms when the big red wave was coming that never materialized, I’m getting 2022 vibes from some of these races. And the other way, the other way, because the the for the blue wave, because in the reason why it didn’t come is because we picked a bunch of candidates like Herschel Walker, Blake Masters, Dan Bolduc in New Hampshire that lost winnable races. Well, then you had Graham Platner in Maine who blew up on their faces. They had decided to pick a guy with a Nazi tattoo who assaults women, their nominee. And now you’ve got Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan. That is a state where Mike Rogers lost to Elisa Slotkin by 19,000 votes. You do not want to put a Democratic socialist in a state in a purple state like Michigan that could flip. So, you know, now we’ve got some weak candidates as well. We pushed Tom Thillis out in North Carolina and gave that to the Democrats. Never, never underestimate the ability — BAIER: Texas. THIESSEN: Yes, exactly. Never underestimate the ability of Republicans to undermine themselves. And by the way, two of the states that you listed as your swing states are Alaska and Ohio. You know, Rob Portman won Alaska by 19 points a couple of cycles ago. BAIER: You mean Ohio. THIESSEN: Oh, I’m sorry, Ohio, Ohio and Alaska. Those are red states. Yeah. Why are those, why are those swing states in this election? BAIER: In Alaska, I think the president’s numbers are absolutely that. THIESSEN: Yeah. So it’s a crazy election.
