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Doug Jones: Claims that many Democratic nominees are ‘far left, socialist’ is ‘just a boogeyman’

  • Doug Jones called Republican claims that left-wing primary winners are "communists" a media-driven boogeyman and said GOP attacks are just "preaching to their own choir."
  • He pointed to a mix of Democratic nominees — from progressives to moderates like Kansas Senate pick Adam Hamilton — to argue most candidates can't be labeled socialists.
  • In the Alabama governor rematch, Tommy Tuberville called Jones a "communist" over school-choice plans; Jones says Tuberville should stop fearmongering and focus on gas, electricity and Medicaid.
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