Beto O'Rourke

We've got an important Senate race in Michigan, one in Georgia, another in Maine, another in North Carolina, and then this one in Texas.

And I understand people who are saying, hey, can we really afford to invest in Texas?

I don't think we can afford not to invest in Texas.

This is the path to the White House.

Last time that a Democrat won it, as you know, was 1976.

Jimmy Carter, as you mentioned, Lloyd Benson, the last Democrat to win a Senate race here in 1988.

If we're in the wilderness, it's not just to the detriment of the Democratic Party itself.

It means we may not have democracy in America.

This state is absolutely critical.

And thank God that the people of this state have not been waiting for the rest of the country to figure it out.

I mentioned James Tallarico and Jasmine Crockett getting after it, risking their political careers on this prize.

In November, 150 state house Democratic contenders, 16 state Senate, 38 for congressional seats.

This state is doing everything it can with what it has right where it is.

as national Democrats also pitch in, I think that this state will ride to the rescue of the country in 2026, in 2028, and then importantly in 2032, when I think that the Democratic nominee for president can actually win Texas.