Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) warned that Democrats are increasingly uneasy about the growing influence of their partys radical wing as the November elections approach.
Appearing on FBNs Mornings, Scott was asked about internal Democrat tensions after host Cheryl Casone noted that CNN is reporting that progressive House members and candidates are pushing party leaders behind the scenes to reflect on more of their liberal ideals, something that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is very hesitant to do, according to Breitbart. Casone then pressed, Senator, do you think that Senator Schumer could face a similar challenge in the Senate?
Scott argued that the hard-left faction already dominates Democrat decision-making in Washington. Oh, theyre doing it already. I mean, look, Hasan Piker, Mamdani, AOC, they run the party, he replied, naming Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.
He portrayed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as politically captive to Ocasio-Cortez and the activist left. I mean, there is I mean, Schumer is so scared of a primary from AOC that whatever AOC wants to do, Schumer backs it. I mean, he makes sure all the Democrats vote in lockstep, Scott said.
The Florida senator framed the stakes in stark ideological terms for voters considering Democrat candidates this fall. So, if you vote for a Democrat, youre voting for socialism. Youre voting for open borders. Youre voting for men in womens sports. Youre voting for more taxes, more government, less freedom, less opportunity. Thats what youre voting for, he declared.
Scott insisted this is not a hypothetical future but the present reality of Democrat leadership on Capitol Hill. Thats what already voting that way. I mean, it is how Schumer and Jefferies vote today. Theyre scared to death of AOC, Mamdani, and Hasan Piker, he concluded, underscoring a party he says is driven by its most extreme voices rather than by moderation or restraint.
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