John Cornyn: “Texas is now a red state, solidly red state.”

“I take a certain amount of pride in helping build the Republican Party in our state, which Texas is now a red state, solidly red state. And I think a lot of folks who maybe didn't, haven't, not from here, maybe they moved from somewhere else, don't really understand how we transform Texas from essentially a Democratic stronghold to a Republican stronghold.” (01:14–01:29)

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