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Gina Hinojosa: “In 2018, Beto ran against Ted Cruz. That's the closest we…”

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

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Texans Deserve Better Than Greg Abbott.

Published | Video Starts at 01:41

It is what we are seeing on the ground. Even Republicans, even maga. Republicans are tired of Greg Abbott and people are struggling a lot in Texas. So to give you more facts, In 2018, Beto ran against Ted Cruz. That's the closest we came to flipping Texas. Right. That was last time we had a midterm election with Trump in the White House. This year for my primary, I got twice as many votes as Veto got in 2018, even though I had eight opponents because there's just more energy. (01:41–01:49)

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Asserts that the 2018 Senate race was the closest Democrats came to winning statewide in Texas.

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