Beto O'Rourke: “Colin Allred defeated Pete Sessions in [2018].”

“Yeah, going back to 2018, though, though I lost to Ted Cruz by about two and a half points. Beneath me on that ballot, you saw people break through who had no business winning, much less even running. Colin Allred defeated Pete Sessions in [2018]. that year. Lizzie Panel Fletcher won a congressional seat against an entrenched, well funded incumbent in Southeast Texas. And James Talarico, who no one had ever heard of, defeated an incumbent state House Republican in that year.” (13:42–13:46)

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