Subject: Draft DWS Cruz drop-out statement
From: "Walsh, Tom" <[email-masked]>
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Freundlich, Christina" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Banfill, Ryan" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 3 May 2016 17:55:47 -0700

For Immediate Release
May 3, 2016
Contact – DNC Press 202-863-8148<tel:202-863-8148>
DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz’s Statement on Ted Cruz’s Announcement that he is Suspending his Campaign for President and Donald Trump Becoming the Republican Presumptive Nominee
“Tonight, Donald Trump is the Republican Party. With Ted Cruz out of the race, any remaining hope that GOP leaders had of nominating a Trump alternative has vanished.
“For years, GOP leaders have pushed a cynical and feckless political strategy that exploits unfounded fears of immigrants, minorities, the poor, the LGBT community and more, all for political gain. They have sold hardworking Americans the empty promise of trickle-down prosperity, while strangling America’s middle class with backwards economic policies that only enrich those already at the top. Donald Trump’s looming nomination will be the ultimate, sad culmination of the success of that strategy.”
“But voters will have a clear choice come November, and Americans of every stripe, including those disillusioned and disaffected by this year’s unprecedentedly nasty Republican primary have a home in the Democratic Party. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are fighting for the American people – for higher wages, for more opportunity, for a level playing field and for a brighter future. Our voters are energized, enthusiastic, and optimistic because our candidates are committed to moving America forward. And that’s why we’re going to win on Election Day in November.”
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