Ted Cruz: “The Democrats are too much of racial and gender bean…”

“How do I keep my power? And we're gonna see that play out. What I think will happen at the end of the day, I think, number one, The Democrats are too much of racial and gender bean counters to push an african american woman aside for a white guy. So anyone looking at Gavin Newsom or anyone else, I just don't think that's gonna happen. Yeah, I agree. That's why I think Michelle Obama is the only person who could push her aside.” (19:48–19:56)

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