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Ted Cruz: “The runoff that's happening right now, I think it will be at…”

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

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Gerard Baker in Conversation with Texas Senator Ted Cruz

Published | Video Starts at 26:10

So I am staying out of the race. The race is a mess right now. Just in the primary, it was $100 million primary. It's already the most expensive primary in American history. The runoff that's happening right now, I think it will be at least another $50 million in the runoff that will be spent. And both Cornyn and Paxton, I've known both of them for more than a decade. I've worked closely with both of them for more than a decade. (26:10–26:16)

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Predicts that the runoff will cost at least $50 million.

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