Beto O'Rourke reacts to Democrats' midterm wins in Texas: "Long time in the making"
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[0:00] It's been more than three decades since
[0:02] Texas had a Democratic senator or
[0:03] governor. But after the 2026 midterms,
[0:06] the lone star state will have both come
[0:08] January. As we've been covering, James
[0:10] Taro defeated Trumpbacked candidate Ken
[0:12] Paxton, while Gina Inohosa defeated
[0:15] Texas's incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.
[0:17] Beta Oor is the former Democratic
[0:19] congressman from Texas's 16th
[0:21] congressional district and founder of
[0:23] Powered by People. Thank you so much for
[0:25] being here. So, you ran for Senate in
[0:28] 2018 against Ted Cruz. You lost, but you
[0:30] came within three points of Cruz. Do you
[0:33] think that set the foundation for what
[0:35] we just saw unfold in your state?
[0:38] >> I think that enti