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Dave McCormick: “The best thing we want if we're Republicans, is a strong…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 22:43

And I think this is going to be if those candidates win and that becomes validation of the viability of that stream of thinking in the Democratic Party. I think it's horribly unhealthy for America. Ironically, The best thing we want if we're Republicans, is a strong Democratic Party that keeps us honest and keeps us in check with good ideas. And, and that's not happening. And as I said, we have problems on both sides, but I think that lurch to the left is really frightening, a frightening thing. (22:43–22:53)

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Asserts that Republicans benefit from a strong Democratic Party to maintain political balance.

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