Whatley: ‘There are no centrist Democrats anymore’
“There really are no centrist Democrats anymore because they’re being driven out of the party,” Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, told Fox News’s Carley Shimkus on “Fox & Friends First.” “The fact is, that party is going further and further and further to the left,” he added. “You know, it’s a woke mob at this point in time, and you see it. You see it in the leadership of that party, and every single candidate is bowing to that wing of the party.” Whatley made the comment in response to a question from Fox News about Axios reporting that Massachusetts Sen.
- ▪“There really are no centrist Democrats anymore because they’re being driven out of the party,” Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, told Fox News’s Carley Shimkus on “Fox & Friends First.” “The fact is, that part
- ▪“You know, it’s a woke mob at this point in time, and you see it.
- ▪You see it in the leadership of that party, and every single candidate is bowing to that wing of the party.” Whatley made the comment in response to a question from Fox News about Axios reporting that Massachusetts Sen.
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Campaign Whatley: ‘There are no centrist Democrats anymore’ Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/26/26 11:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/26/26 11:37 AM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING North Carolina GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley said Tuesday morning the more moderate faction of the Democratic Party has eroded ahead of the midterm elections. “There really are no centrist Democrats anymore because they’re being driven out of the party,” Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee, told Fox News’s Carley Shimkus on “Fox & Friends First.” “The fact is, that party is going further and further and further to the left,” he added. “You know, it’s a woke mob at this point in time, and you see it.
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