Ted Cruz: “That 2018 race, at the time was the single most expensive…”

“I was running against Beto o', Rourke, and he was particularly the first time he ran, which was against me. He, he was a remarkable candidate, charismatic, became a national phenomenon. That 2018 race, at the time was the single most expensive Senate race in U.S. history. That's how much they wanted to take me out. Um, to, to give you a sense of the, the kind of financial mismatch. Cause I was outspent 3 to 1 in that race.” (15:52)

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