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Beto O'Rourke: “I lost to Ted Cruz by 215,000 votes.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 41:17

That's what will make a difference. And if we can go from, you know, Gossie, 30,000 voters to 130,000 voters or 200,000 voters, I lost to Ted Cruz by 215,000 votes. So, you know, this could be the margin of victory that we're working on. And that's what keeps me going. I'll be in, you know, mentioned utrgv, Edinburgh. (41:17–41:21)

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Asserts that Beto O'Rourke lost to Ted Cruz by 215,000 votes in a previous election.

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