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Greg Abbott: “Only in September of that election year did Ted Cruz take it…”

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Endorses Republican Candidates During Rally In Allen, Texas

Published | Video Starts at 05:11

And that's because Ted Cruz didn't pay any attention to some congressman nobody had ever heard of before out in way far west El Paso, Texas, until Beto had gained so much traction, raised so much money and got so incredibly close to Cruz. Only in September of that election year did Ted Cruz take it serious and that was almost too late. Had he waited one month longer, it probably was going to be too late. We have the benefit of learning from that lesson. We now know how close things are going to be. (05:11–05:19)

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Asserts that Ted Cruz only took the election seriously in September, which was almost too late.

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