After failed Senate bid, O’Rourke claims he can turn Texas blue in 2020

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke vowed to beat President Trump in his home state of Texas, even after failing to defeat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz in the 2018 midterm elections.

The former Texas representative told a panel of MSNBC analysts on Wednesday, “We can put Texas in play.”

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