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Ted Cruz: “In 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush was elected.”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published November 17, 2025 | Video Starts at 29:08

149 out of 50 states came within a few thousand votes of winning every single state in the union. Reagan won California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, every state but Minnesota. In 1988, George Herbert Walker Bush was elected. And after losing three consecutive presidential races, Democrats said, huh, maybe nominating Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale and Michael Dukakis was a bad idea. (29:08–29:12)

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