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>>> PUTTING THE HEADLINES IN PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. CHANNEL 8'S POLITICAL PRODUCER
IS WITH US
EVERY SUNDAY.
EVERY SUNDAY. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS IN TOWN
TOMORROW IN
TOMORROW IN HOUSTON AT THE TOYOTA CENTER
DOWN THERE.
DOWN THERE. IS HE HELPING REPUBLICANS OR
MOTIVATING
MOTIVATING DEMOCRATS?
DEMOCRATS? >> I THINK HE IS PROBABLY
DOING BOTH.
DOING BOTH. THE REPUBLICANS WOULDN'T HAVE
HIM DOWN
HIM DOWN
HIM DOWN HERE IF HE WASN'T HELPING THEM
MORE, IF THEY DIDN'T
THINK HE WAS HELPING THEM MORE.
YOU ARE TRYING TO EXCITE YOUR
OWN VOTERS
OWN VOTERS WITHOUT INSIGHTING THE OTHER
TEAM'S VOTERS.
TEAM'S VOTERS. WHERE TRUMP HAS GONE AROUND THE
COUNTRY
COUNTRY
COUNTRY AND THE PAST HAS SEEMED HELPFUL
TO REPUBLICAN
TO REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
CANDIDATES. >> THEY STARTED A SMALLER
VENUE AND
VENUE AND
VENUE AND MOVED UP OTHER THE TOYOTA
CENTER.
CENTER.
CENTER. >> THEY STARTED THE BARN
WHERE THEY HAVE
HORSE SHOWS AND NOW THEY HAVE
MOVED UP.
MOVED UP.
MOVED UP. IT SHOWS EVERYBODY THAT HE IS
BUILDING
BUILDING
BUILDING MOMENTUM.
MOMENTUM.
MOMENTUM. YOU KNOW WHAT TRUMP IS COMING
FOR AND WHAT
THEY ARE GOING TO STRESS IS
THIS IMMIGRATION THEME
THEY HAVE BEEN HITTING ON.
THAT IS WHAT IS WORKING WITH
VOTERS.
VOTERS.
VOTERS. THEY KEEP TALKING ABOUT OPEN
BORDERS.
BORDERS.
BORDERS. DEMOCRATS ARE FOR OPEN BORDERS.
THE FEAR OF HONDURANS COMING TO
THE
THE
THE BORDER.
BORDER.
BORDER. CRUISE WITH THE BORDER PATROL
FRIDAY IN
FRIDAY IN
FRIDAY IN FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH. EVERYBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT
BORDERS AND
BORDERS AND IMMIGRATION.
IMMIGRATION. THAT IS WHAT TRUMP WILL TALK
ABOUT IN
ABOUT IN
ABOUT IN HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. >> YOU HAVE THAT SKEPTICAL LOOK
ON YOUR
ON YOUR
ON YOUR FACE AS YOU LISTEN TO BUD.
>> ACTUALLY, THIS IS ONE TIME
I AGREE
I AGREE
I AGREE WITH HIM.
WITH HIM.
WITH HIM. BUT ALSO DOING THE DEBATE, ONE
OF THE
OF THE
OF THE BIGGEST TOPICS THAT GOT A LOT
OF RESPONSE WAS ABOUT
HEALTHCARE.
HEALTHCARE. WHICH IS THE REPUBLICANS ARE
NOT
NOT
NOT NECESSARILY A PLUS ON THAT.
HOWEVER, I THINK THAT YOU'RE
CORRECT IF HE
IS COMING DOWN TO MOTIVATE
BOTH.
BOTH.
BOTH. BUT
BOTH. BUT WHAT PARTY WANTS A
CANDIDATE THAT IS
GOING TO VOTE SATE THE OPPOSITE
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN.
CAMPAIGN. HE PROBABLY WILL HELP CRUISE AS
WELL.
WELL.
WELL. >>
WELL. >> HE WOULDN'T BE COMING DOWN
HERE IF HE
WAS GOING TO BE HARMING
REPUBLICANS REALLY.
REPUBLICANS REALLY. HOW DOES HE MOTIVATE DEMOCRATS?
>> WELL, DEMOCRATS DISLIKE HIM
AS MANY
AS MANY
AS MANY MUCH AS REPUBLICANS LIKE HIM.
WHEN THEY LOOK AT THE POLL,
THEY JUST
THEY JUST
THEY JUST SEPARATE.
SEPARATE.
SEPARATE. YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH
AN
AN
AN ENDORSEMENT WHEN WE ASKED
O'ROURKE IF HE WAS GOING
TO HAVE OBAMA DOWN TO ENDORSE
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. HE
HIM. HE SAID NO, I DON'T THINK SO.
CLEARLY, PART OF THE
CALCULATION THERE IS
OBAMA MIGHT EXCITE FOR MORE
REPUBLICANS TO THE POLLS
AND DEMOCRATS.
AND DEMOCRATS. BEST JUST TO LEAVE IT ALONE.
>> AND MISERY ENFORCES
CRUISE'S
CRUISE'S
CRUISE'S STRONGEST POINT ABOUT BETO.
THE FIRST THING CRUISE ALWAYS
SAID ABOUT
SAID ABOUT BETO IS THAT HE IS GOING TO I
PEACH DONALD TRUMP.
>> TALK ABOUT THE FINAL DEBATE
ON SAN
ON SAN
ON SAN ANTONIO.
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO. WHO BENEFITS NOW -- BENEFITS
NOW FIVE OR
SIX DAYS LATER.
IS ANYONE GETTING ANY TRACTION
OFF THAT?
OFF THAT?
OFF THAT? >> I THINK BOTH OF THEM ARE.
AGAIN, THEY WERE TALKING TO
THEIR BASE,
THEIR BASE, AND REGARDLESS OF HOW PRESIDENT
TRUMP WILL MOTIVATE
HIS BASE OR MOTIVATE THE
DEMOCRATS, THEY STILL NEED
TO GET TEMPERATURE VOTERS TO
THE POLLS.
THE POLLS. IT IS ALL ABOUT TURN-OUT.
>> IT IS ABOUT TURN-OUT,
ROSS, TOO.
ROSS, TOO. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
UNDECIDEDS IN THIS
RACE.
RACE.
RACE. DOES BETO HAVE A CHANCE TO GET
THESE
THESE
THESE UNDERCOUNTED MILLENIALS AND
YOUNGER FOLKS TO THE
POLLS?
POLLS?
POLLS? >>
POLLS? >> THE QUESTION IS WHETHER
CRUISE'S
CRUISE'S
CRUISE'S VOTERS ARE SUFFICIENTLY
EXCITED.
EXCITED.
EXCITED. HE KEEPS TALKING ABOUT
COMPLACENCY BEING A
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. WILL THE REPUBLICANS SHOW UP.
THE PROBLEM FOR O'ROURKE IS CAN
HE GET
HE GET
HE GET VOTERS WHO DON'T NORMALLY VOTE
IN MIDTERM ELECTIONS.
WHETHER THEY ARE PRESIDENTIAL
YEAR VOTERS
YEAR VOTERS OR WHETHER THEY ARE NEW VOTERS
TO SHOW UP IN STUFF
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. HE HAS TO COVER A MILLION TO A
MILLION AND
MILLION AND A HALF VOTES TO MAKE IT WORK.
>> AND THEN, ALSO, HE NEEDS
TO GET THE
YOUNG VOTER WHO IS APPEAR TO BE
EXCITED TO THE
POLLS.
POLLS.
POLLS. >>
POLLS. >> O'ROURKE'S ONLY PATH TO
VICTORY IS TO
INCREASE THE VOTER TURN-OUT BY
ABOUT 10%.
ABOUT 10%. IF IT GETS UP 44 OR 45%,
O'ROURKE WILL
O'ROURKE WILL WIN.
WIN.
WIN. >>
WIN. >> AND ROSS, BETO HAS ALREADY
APOLOGIZED
APOLOGIZED FOR CALLING TED CRUISE LYING
TED IN THAT SAN ANTONIO
DEBATE.
DEBATE.
DEBATE. HONESTLY, BEING IN THAT ROOM, I
EXPECTED A
EXPECTED A ILL MORE OF A FEST FEATURING
HE'S BEHIND AND WE ARE
YOU CAN TWO WEEKS OUT NOW.
>> HE HAD SOME GOOD LINES BUT
HE DIDN'T
HE DIDN'T
HE DIDN'T REALLY LAND A PUNCH ON HIM.
THAT WAS THE BATTLE BETWEEN
BETO AND BETO.
ONE OF THEM WANTS TO BE THE
REGULAR GUY
REGULAR GUY AND ONE OF THEM WANTS TO BE THE
GUY THAT RUNS AWAY
FROM POLITICS AS USUAL.
>> THE TOUGH TALK DIDN'T LOOK
GOOD.
GOOD.
GOOD. HE
GOOD. HE LOOKED LIKE HE WAS
UNCOMFORTABLE.
UNCOMFORTABLE. HE LOOKED LIKE A THIRD GRADER
WHO DIDN'T
WHO DIDN'T WANT TO FIGHT ANOTHER BOY THAT
HAD TO FIGHT HIM.
>> WE ARE ODD OF TIME.
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