But we're doing it in partnership with the Texas Democratic, an exciting, bold new chairman in Kendall Scudder, with local county parties, with the precinct chairs, with other organizations who are out there with candidates and office holders. Just look at the State House Democrats... left the state of Texas to deprive the Republican counterparts of a quorum necessary to pass those maps. were successful in that first special session. They lit a fire under Democrats nationally, so much so that Gavin Newsom met this threat in Texas. (17:40–17:48)
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Asserts that Texas House Democrats left the state to prevent a quorum for passing redistricting maps.
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