Gina Hinojosa: “He held his ballot like the receipt that it was for a…”

“I know the Texans are stubborn enough to believe that if you show up, if you work hard, if you fight, you should have a say in your future. General Burl Newsom believed in this country before it gave him a reason to. He held his ballot like the receipt that it was for a promise that America was still learning to keep. That promise is ours to keep now. And it comes down to one who does Texas belong to? I say it belongs to us. And I say in November, we prove it.” (14:28–14:39)

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