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Beto O'Rourke: “Every open state senate seat, there's 16 of them [has a…”

Featuring: Beto O'Rourke, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Texas

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Can Democrats Actually Win in Texas? | The David Frum Show

Published | Video Starts at 11:39

In addition, and this has never happened before, at least not in the last 50 years, there is a Democrat running for every single state House seat In Texas, there's 150 of them. Every open state senate seat, there's 16 of them [has a Democrat running]. And every congressional race, there are 38 of them. We have a full ticket for the first time since 1974. (11:39–11:43)

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Asserts that Democrats are contesting all 16 open state senate seats in Texas.

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