FACE-TO-FACE THIS FALL? >> INSIDE TEXAS POLITICS STARTS
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> GOOD MORNING.
WE BEGIN WITH THE TEXAS
DEMOCRATS BOOKING REPUBLICANS.
HE IS GIVING TED CRUZ A RUN FOR
HIS MONEY.
HIS MONEY. HOW MUCH WILL A WIN COST?
>> CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU FOR
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. YOU ARE IN THE MOST EXPENSIVE
SENATE RACE IN THE COUNTRY
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW. YOUR NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. YOU HAVE DOUBLED SENATOR TED
CRUZ.
CRUZ.
CRUZ. >>
CRUZ. >> WHAT WILL THIS COST?
>> WHO KNOWS?
. THERE HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THIS CAMPAIGN. THE AVERAGE
CONTRIBUTION IS $32 RAISING
$10.4 MILLION THE RIGHT WAY.
>> CONGRESSMAN, HOW MUCH WILL
YOU NEED TO DEFEAT SENATOR
CRUZ?
CRUZ?
CRUZ? >>
CRUZ? >> AT THIS PACE, WE WILL RAISE
MORE THAN $25 MILLION FOR THIS
RACE.
RACE.
RACE. THAT SHOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH
TO REACH EVERY ONE. TO MAKE
SURE THEY CAN HEAR US ON RADIO.
OUR FELLOW TEXANS ARE GOING TO
MAKE THIS IMPORTANT DECISION.
THIS IS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.
THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING IN
TEXAS.
TEXAS.
TEXAS. I
TEXAS. I AM VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE WAY
TEXAS IS RESPONDING.
>> YOU HAVE CLEARLY CRUSHED THE
SENATOR WITH FUNDRAISING.
WHY HAVE YOU NOT BEEN ABLE TO
CLOSE THE GAP WITH POLLS?
>> I DON'T KNOW.
SOME SHOW US EIGHT POINTS DOWN,
SOME SHOW US TO -- TWO POINTS
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. I
DOWN. I LISTEN TO THE 204 COUNTIES,
AND WE WILL GO TO PLACES LIKE
COOK COUNTY..
COOK COUNTY.. TEXANS, AMERICANS, HUMANITIES
DESERVE TO BE LISTENED TO, AND
THAT IS WHERE I UNDERSTAND NOT
JUST WHAT THE ISSUES ARE, BUT
WHO IS WITH US.. I WANT TO SAY
THAT WE ARE LIVING OUR VALUES.
TAKING KIDS AWAY FROM THEIR
PARENTS AT THE MOMENT THEY
CANNOT BE ANYMORE VULNERABLE OR
DESPERATE, PUTTING THEM IN CAGES
AND THE TORNADO DOESN'T WHERE IS
-- IT IS 105 DEGREES, THAT IS
NOT US.
NOT US.
NOT US. WHAT WE WILL DO AS THE MOST
DIVERSE STATE AND TAKE THE LEAD
. I WANT TO STOP THE
INCARCERATION AND SEPARATION OF
KIDS AND FAMILIES.
I WANT TO STOP THE NATIONAL
GUARD AND REPLACE IT WITH
SOMETHING BETTER.
SOMETHING BETTER. ABOLISHING ICE WILL NOT DO THAT.
ON THAT SAME TOKEN, THERE ARE
SOME VERY. MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE. I
THINK THE BEST RESPONSE NOW IS
TO ENSURE THE INDEPENDENCE AND
INTEGRITY OF THE BOB MUELLER
INVESTIGATION. CONGRESSMAN, ARE
THOSE POSITIONS POPULAR?
DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE POPULAR
FOR SWING VOTERS THAT YOU NEED
IN ORDER TO DEFEAT TED CRUZ?
>> I DON'T KNOW, AND IT REALLY
DOES NOT MATTER TO ME.
MY DAY JOB IS TO BE A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS AND TO SERVE THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. >> IS AT THE BEST DEFENSE. WE
NEED TO COMPROMISE OUR ELECTIONS
AND THE INTEGRITY OF OUR
EXPERIMENT.
EXPERIMENT. PEOPLE CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN
REPRESENTATIVES FREELY.
REPRESENTATIVES FREELY. I AM GOING TO DO THE RIGHT
THING AND MAKE SURE THAT I CAN
LOOK MY KIDS AND I. THOSE
PEOPLE THAT I WANT TO SERVE,
REGARDLESS OF THE. THERE IS A
BIG GAP OF SWING VOTERS.
DON'T YOU HAVE TO HAVE EVERY
ONE OF THEM?
>> WE HAVE TO HAVE THEM.
IN DALLAS COUNTY FOR EXAMPLE,
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE DAVID --
HAVE A GREAT EVENT AND A NUMBER
OF PEOPLE..
OF PEOPLE.. >> I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
POLITICAL REALITIES.
POLITICAL REALITIES. DURING THE PRIMARY, YOU DID NOT
PERFORM AS WELL AS YOU HAD
HOPED.
HOPED.
HOPED. I
HOPED. I AM JUST CURIOUS, SINCE THEN,
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO REACH OUT
AND TRY TO SECURE THOSE BOAT. I
AM GOING BACK AGAIN IN JUST THE
NEXT WEEK.
NEXT WEEK. . IT IS OFTEN FORGOTTEN OR
TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
PEOPLE IN THE VALLEY AND
PANHANDLE FOR THAT MATTER, AND
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE
COUNTIES ARE NOT TAKEN FOR
GRANTED AND DON'T FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE TAKEN FOR GRANTED OR
WRITTEN OFF.
WRITTEN OFF. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT EVERY ISSUE
HEALTHCARE, JOBS, OUR DEMOCRACY
, I THINK THOSE ARE UNIVERSAL
TEXAS VALUES. THE DEMOCRATIC
PARTY FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS HAS
CONSISTENTLY. WE CAN THROW THAT
PLAYBOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW AND
GET AFTER MEETING OUR FELLOW
TEXANS. YOU SAW US IN. WE NEVER
ANSWER YOUR REPUBLICAN OR
DEMOCRAT, JUST ARE YOU AN
AMERICAN READY TO GET WORK FOR
THIS COUNTRY?
THIS COUNTRY? >> FINAL SECOND FEAR, IF
ELECTED, ON THE FIRST DATE IN
OFFICE, WHAT DO YOU