Democratic Rep.-elect Richard Ojeda on telling his bedridden father he'd won in North Carolina

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[0:01] Welcome back to Takeout. Welcome to the

[0:02] conversation corner. A lot of Democratic

[0:05] triumphs caught our eye. There's been so

[0:07] many. One of them, North Carolina's

[0:09] ninth congressional district. Well, why?

[0:12] Democrat Richard O'Hada beat Republican

[0:14] incumbent Congressman Richard Hudson.

[0:16] Hudson was the chairman of the National

[0:18] Republican Congressional Committee. It's

[0:20] a big upset. First time a Democrat have

[0:22] been elected from that district since

[0:23] 1963. And Richard Oho joins me now. and

[0:27] he is a major in the United States Army,

[0:28] which means you're an authentic, actual

[0:30] major. I just have a name. Okay. So,

[0:32] it's great to have you here. Thanks for

[0:33] joining us.

[0:33] >> Glad to be here.

[0:34] >> So, I want to start

[0:37] where it's hard for you emotionally cuz

[0:40] you posted on Facebook something that

[0:42] happened when you were able to tell your

[0:44] father suffering from Parkinson's that

[0:46] you won. Let's play that, please.

[0:56] Mama and papa.

[1:01] >> Your son made it to Congress. [laughter]

[1:06] [snorts]

[1:07] >> Love you, father.

[1:10] >> So, the hard part is your father died a

[1:13] couple of days later. My condolences

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