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Ted Cruz: “Eric Swalwell was the frontrunner among the Democrats to be…”

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And two, why are all the Democrats now turning against him? It's because they're afraid they're going to lose the governor's race in California. Well, just a week ago, this guy Eric Swalwell was the frontrunner among the Democrats to be the next governor of California. I was actually in California this weekend. I spoke at the California Republican Convention. So I was there when this was breaking. And you could see, look, it was clear when this story broke. (02:54–03:01)

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