Ted Cruz: “Democrats are the parties of the party of rich coastal…”

“So the old traditional stereotype was Republicans of the party of the rich and Democrats of the party of the poor and working class. That I don't know that that was ever the case, but it is not the case today. Democrats are the parties of the party of rich coastal elites and Republicans are a blue collar party. And listen, that has been my base from the day I got elected to the Senate. My base has been truck drivers and steel workers and cops and firefighters and Waiters and waitresses, that's who my base has been.” (04:56–05:04)

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