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Ted Cruz: “When we started, nobody thought I had a prayer. Nobody…”

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

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DeSantis OUT - Is Nikki Haley Next? | Verdict Ep. 196

Published | Video Starts at 31:08

Our headquarters was here in Houston, and I thanked all the staff that this is like a day or two later, I thanked everyone and brought them in and just talked about, reflected on what the campaign meant and what they'd accomplished. And When we started, nobody thought I had a prayer. Nobody thought we could win a single state. And we came within inches of winning the whole thing. And I will tell you, we had. So our campaign office was like an entire floor of cubicles here in Houston. (31:08–31:13)

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Asserts that initially, no one believed his campaign could win any state.

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