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Beto O'Rourke: “We as Democrats do not have power to fix this yet, but what we can do is win these statehouse elections, win a majority…”

On the recordOctober 14, 2020
We as Democrats do not have power to fix this yet, but what we can do is win these statehouse elections, win a majority this year and then have a majority that can dismantle the voter suppression in Texas.
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Beto O'Rourke
Democratic · Texas
Source
msnbc.com

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Discussing the need for Democrats to win elections to address voter suppression in Texas.

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