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Colin Allred: “You can't have too many of those folks in a legislative body…”

Featuring: Colin Allred, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Texas

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Rep. Colin Allred's Plan to Defeat Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 19:03

You know, he's the one who undermines others because he just wants to get everything for himself. And, you know, you can't have too many of those folks on a team where the team doesn't work and You can't have too many of those folks in a legislative body or that body doesn't work. And that's what we're stuck with right now in DC. But we don't have to be. And that's what this election is going to be about. (19:03–19:08)

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Asserts that having too many self-interested individuals in a legislative body hinders its functionality.

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