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Sen. Ted Cruz calls the midterms a 'Watergate-level repudiation' of Republicans and says cost of living, tariffs and the Iran war drove the losses
Sen. Ted Cruz said Republicans suffered a "Watergate-level repudiation" in the midterms, calling the result a "blue tsunami" and saying he is now the only statewide elected Republican left in Texas. He blamed high food, gas, diesel and insurance costs, tariffs and a war with Iran that "has dragged on too long."
- From the LeftNBC News: 'A Watergate-level repudiation': Ted Cruz weighs in on midterm wave
NBC quotes Cruz's podcast on cost of living, tariffs and the Iran war, plus exit polls.
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- CenterNewsweek: Ted Cruz is lonely in Texas: 'The radicals are in charge'
Newsweek quotes Cruz at length and Rice University's Mark Jones on Cruz as Texas GOP's last statewide face.
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- From the RightNew York Post: Ted Cruz calls midterm election results a 'Watergate-level repudiation' of the GOP
The Post quotes Cruz's X post on the blue tsunami, Texas losses and cost of living.
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