Sen. John Kennedy gave his thoughts on the second round of Democratic debates Wednesday morning, criticizing the candidates in the first of two events for shifting towards socialism.
Tuesday’s debate saw verbal clashes between the candidates on whether they should embrace policies that are more socialist in nature, such as “Medicare for all.” Former Rep. John Delaney and former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper were among those who warned championing such proposals will lead to President Trump being reelected.
“Well, I’m not buying the story line of progressives versus moderates. I would remind you that the — the lesser of two socialists is still a socialist,” Kennedy responded the next day. “And what I heard last night, even from the so-called less liberal candidates — and I’m not impugning their integrity — but even from the less liberal candidates, I heard a job-killing, soul-crushing socialist agenda. The only thing missing was the Cuban national anthem.”
“Same old stuff, socialism, illegal immigration, abortion, socialized medicine, moral goods; free enterprise, border security, sanctity of life, your on-the-job health insurance, those are all moral bads. And at the rate my Democratic friends are going, the American people are going to have a very stark choice in this election,” the Louisiana Republican continued.
During the debate, South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said it was time for the Democrats to stop being concerned about whether Republicans call their policy proposals as socialist.
“If it’s true that we embrace a far-left agenda, they’re going to say we’re a bunch crazy socialists. If we embrace a conservative agenda … they’re going to say we’re a bunch of crazy socialists” he said at the time. “So, let’s stand up for the right policy, go up there and defend it.”
