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Liberal media props up Whitmer for 2024
Former statesmanlike campaigner Mike Huckabee joins "Fox & Friends First" to sermon the anticipation of a statesmanlike tally by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the calls for his daughter, Gov. Sarah Sanders, to region the transverse extracurricular her home.
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Ted Cruz's re-election run criticized Texas Democrats for featuring Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, labeled by Cruz's campy arsenic "one of the astir extremist leftists," alongside his opponent, Rep. Colin Allred, astatine their upcoming convention.
"Gov. Gretchen Whitmer headlining the Texas Democrats' normal this twelvemonth tells Texans each they request to know," a Cruz run spokesperson told Fox News Digital connected Tuesday.
"It is abundantly wide that their extremity is to marque Texas yet different liberal stronghold with the assistance of leftist extremists similar Colin Allred. Texans cognize what is astatine involvement and volition amusement Allred and his set of radicals the doorway successful November erstwhile they resoundingly re-elect Sen. Ted Cruz and support Texas, Texas," the spokesperson said.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (Nathan Howard/Stringer/Bloomberg/Contributor)
Meanwhile, the normal said successful a quality merchandise that "thousands of Texas Democrats" volition congregate successful El Paso connected June 6-8 with speakers from crossed the U.S.
"In Michigan we cognize what it takes to triumph Democratic seats up and down the ballot, and we cognize that erstwhile we win, we support Americans’ freedoms and look retired for moving families," Whitmer said successful a statement.
Allred said Texas "cannot spend six much years of Ted Cruz and his utmost politics" portion cheering the second-term wide governor's invitation.
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Democrat Texas Rep. Colin Allred, left, and Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (Getty Images/File)
"We request leaders who aren’t acrophobic to rotation up their sleeves and enactment with folks connected some sides of the aisle to get things done," Allred said successful a statement. "That’s what I’ll bash arsenic Senator, and that’s wherefore I americium truthful arrogant to invited Governor Whitmer to Texas."
Whitmer has implemented respective progressive policies, including expanding Medicaid coverage, expanding backing for nationalist education, advocating for the LGBTQ+ agenda, supporting alleged "green" biology protections, and pushing for hostile weapon power measures.
Meanwhile, Cruz and Allred cogwheel up for an predetermination showdown successful November. The Republican senator's governmental squad says arsenic of the extremity of March, the legislator had $15.1 cardinal cash-on-hand from his 3 fundraising committees. They enactment that fig includes the amounts helium has fundraised into the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is the run limb of the Senate GOP, and the Republican Party of Texas, which are dedicated to his race.
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The Texas State Capitol (Brandon Bell/Getty Images/File)
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The cash-on-hand full is much than treble what was successful Cruz's coffers astatine the extremity of 2023.
Allred announced his run brought successful much than $9.5 cardinal successful the archetypal 4th of 2024, amounting to a full of $28 cardinal for his run truthful far.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Jamie Joseph is simply a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital sum of the Senate.
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