Texas Democrat's Underdog Bid To Unseat Ted Cruz Picks Up Momentum
It's been 25 years since a Democrat has represented the Lone Star State in the Senate, but Rep. Beto O'Rourke believes he can beat the odds by campaigning in every part of Texas.
by Wade Goodwyn
Mar 05, 2018
3 minutes
The rain's coming in sheets as folks file into the Douglas Community Center in Pittsburg, Texas, population 4,707.
The organizers of an event for Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke have set out 50 chairs, but they're worried now that's going to be too many. But by the time the candidate bounces through the door, they're unfolding dozens more chairs as the crowd zooms past 100.
O'Rourke, who currently represents the El Paso area in the U.S. House, is running for the chance to
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