Name: Democratic Socialism Is a Losing Proposition, Will Help Republicans Win Midterms: Panel
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Description: Democratic strategist Laurie Watkins and Larry Mendte, host of “Mendte in the Morning,” joined NTD to discuss how the Democratic Socialists of America will hurt the Democratic Party in the midterm election—and help Republicans win.

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They also discussed allegations that Democratic candidate for California governor and former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra lost track of 319,000 illegal immigrant children during his term as health secretary, after a whistleblower came forward with additional claims that some of the children were abused in government facilities.

The panel discussed how the Biden administration’s immigration policies opened the door to possible labor and sex trafficking of the children.

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