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Rudy Salas: “They spent over $18 million in this race.”

Featuring: Rudy Salas, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House California, District 22

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May CTD Town Hall With Rudy Salas

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

I know we saw low numbers throughout California and in New York, which was kind of abnormal for California and New York. But, you know, I tell people we had the most amount of independent expenditure money spent against us. They spent over $18 million in this race. When you consider that most congressional seats cost anywhere from one to three, this was, well, way above that. And I think it's because they're very threatened about what I bring to the table. (07:20–07:24)

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