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Ted Cruz: “Bill Cassidy, the incumbent Republican senator, did not make…”

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If you are not standing and fighting with Donald Trump, then there's a lot of American voters that say we want someone different. And clearly that was the thought process for many people that went to the voting booth. Bill Cassidy, the incumbent Republican senator, did not make the top two [in the Louisiana primary]. So he was defeated. He's not going to be in the runoff, so he will not be a senator next year. And that was a powerful illustration. (05:10–05:15)

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Asserts that Bill Cassidy did not make the top two in the Louisiana primary.

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