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Ted Cruz: “The New York Times did a poll... 65% of Americans said, no…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Schumer Shutdown—the Chaos the Dems have Unleashed, and Why

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Yeah, seriously. And it was a moment where like Schumer, you saw Democrats looking at him going, dude, you look like that's weak. And that's because The New York Times did a poll... 65% of Americans said, no, don't shut the government down. And 65% of Americans said, no, don't shut the government down. It was a small percentage. It was just over 20% of Americans that said, yes, shut the government down. (19:27–19:39)

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Asserts that a New York Times poll found 65% of Americans oppose shutting down the government.

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