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Gina Hinojosa: “If we don't flip before the end of the decade, and we're…”

Featuring: Gina Hinojosa, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 49

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Gina Hinojosa: The 2026 Texas Governor's Race Is a MUST win

Published | Video Starts at 17:38

And then the Brennan center predicts in another two years the census will show Texas is entitled to another four to five congressional seats because we're growing faster than a lot of the other states. Right. If we don't flip before the end of the decade, and we're right there, there can be no Democratic control of Congress. That's 10 seats off the table. The math no longer works. Texas becomes too big. No Democratic control of Congress. Not for this election, for all elections. (17:38–17:47)

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Asserts that failing to flip Texas before the end of the decade will prevent Democratic control of Congress.

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