0000 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:10,000 YoubetCash.vip Agen Judi Online Aman & Terpercaya 000 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:15,000 Bonus Cashback Bola 6% Bonus Rollingan 0,80% 00 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:20,000 Welcome Bonus Rp 25.000 Extra Bonus Tambahan Withdraw Rp 2.000.000 0 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:25,000 CashBack Mix Parlay 100% Bonus Ajak teman 45,2% 1 00:00:20,756 --> 00:00:22,214 Beto O'Rourke: All right, people, let's go. 2 00:00:22,297 --> 00:00:23,923 Boy: No. You messed me up. 3 00:00:26,589 --> 00:00:27,756 Beto: All right. 4 00:00:28,589 --> 00:00:31,172 All right, now I'm getting behind the wheel, 5 00:00:31,255 --> 00:00:32,381 -so watch out. -(kids chatter) 6 00:00:32,464 --> 00:00:34,214 Let me see if I can make this sucker work. 7 00:00:34,297 --> 00:00:35,964 -(Henry O'Rourke speaking) -Amy O'Rourke: Shh! 8 00:00:36,047 --> 00:00:38,464 Sucker just means this thing. 9 00:00:38,547 --> 00:00:40,631 -Is that not a right word to use? -That's not a good word to use. 10 00:00:40,714 --> 00:00:44,130 -Okay, sorry. -Molly O'Rourke: Daddy, are we there yet? 11 00:00:49,005 --> 00:00:51,381 -Beto: You're on? -Chris Evans: We're on, yeah. 12 00:00:51,464 --> 00:00:53,422 -Yeah. -All right. 13 00:00:53,506 --> 00:00:55,381 So, as you can see, 14 00:00:55,464 --> 00:00:57,214 this is what it costs 15 00:00:57,297 --> 00:00:59,881 to put gas in the tank. 16 00:00:59,964 --> 00:01:02,381 So, contribute 10 bucks, 17 00:01:02,464 --> 00:01:05,005 and we will use it to get to your town. 18 00:01:05,089 --> 00:01:08,172 Beto: Luisa chipped in. Thank you very much. 19 00:01:09,673 --> 00:01:11,547 We are in Killeen, Texas. 20 00:01:11,631 --> 00:01:14,881 We just finished a veterans' town hall. 21 00:01:14,964 --> 00:01:17,839 I'm gonna get a haircut here. 22 00:01:24,756 --> 00:01:27,839 Oh, you know what? The camera's all messed up on this thing. 23 00:01:27,923 --> 00:01:29,714 -Why? -I don't know. 24 00:01:29,798 --> 00:01:31,798 We're like in a dream. 25 00:01:31,881 --> 00:01:33,172 Henry: Daddy... 26 00:01:34,047 --> 00:01:35,464 Ted Cruz: Liberal Democrats, 27 00:01:35,547 --> 00:01:39,381 -don't mess with Texas. -(audience cheering) 28 00:01:39,464 --> 00:01:41,673 Newsman: When it comes to politics, Texas is one of the reddest, 29 00:01:41,756 --> 00:01:44,255 most conservative Republican states in this country. 30 00:01:44,339 --> 00:01:46,047 -(gunshots) -Robert Siegel: Republicans have won 31 00:01:46,130 --> 00:01:48,589 100 statewide elections in a row. 32 00:01:48,673 --> 00:01:50,089 Newsman: Democrats stay home. 33 00:01:50,172 --> 00:01:52,464 Why vote if the outcome is predetermined? 34 00:01:52,547 --> 00:01:55,422 Mark Jones: Democrats don't try to compete statewide, 35 00:01:55,506 --> 00:01:57,339 and they aren't really a statewide party. 36 00:01:57,422 --> 00:01:59,964 Somebody asked me, "How do you think you're gonna do in Texas?" 37 00:02:00,047 --> 00:02:02,756 I think we're gonna very well in Texas, right? 38 00:02:02,839 --> 00:02:04,881 -(cheering) -Do very well. 39 00:02:08,631 --> 00:02:10,756 Ari Shapiro: El Paso representative Beto O'Rourke 40 00:02:10,839 --> 00:02:12,506 thinks he can beat the odds. 41 00:02:12,589 --> 00:02:14,130 (knocking) 42 00:02:14,214 --> 00:02:16,631 Newswoman: O'Rourke is an unapologetic progressive. 43 00:02:16,714 --> 00:02:19,047 He's taking positions most Texas Democrats 44 00:02:19,130 --> 00:02:20,547 avoid like the plague. 45 00:02:20,631 --> 00:02:23,214 Wade Goodwyn: Universal healthcare, assault weapons ban, 46 00:02:23,297 --> 00:02:25,964 abortion rights, raise the minimum wage. 47 00:02:26,047 --> 00:02:29,589 Democrats, we have played it too safe in this state. 48 00:02:29,673 --> 00:02:31,506 We have been too middle-of-the-road. 49 00:02:31,589 --> 00:02:33,798 (crowd applauds) 50 00:02:33,881 --> 00:02:35,964 Cruz: We're living in remarkable times. 51 00:02:36,047 --> 00:02:38,464 The hard left is angry. 52 00:02:38,547 --> 00:02:41,130 They're energized. They hate the president, 53 00:02:41,214 --> 00:02:43,047 and they're coming for Texas. 54 00:02:43,130 --> 00:02:44,881 (crowd booing) 55 00:02:44,964 --> 00:02:46,297 Now, here's the good news. 56 00:02:46,381 --> 00:02:48,255 There are a lot more conservatives 57 00:02:48,339 --> 00:02:50,339 than liberals in the state of Texas. 58 00:02:50,422 --> 00:02:53,214 (cheering) 59 00:03:01,297 --> 00:03:02,839 ♪ ♪ 60 00:03:02,923 --> 00:03:06,714 Beto: Holly. How are you? Good to see you. 61 00:03:06,798 --> 00:03:09,631 -Amy: Got everybody. -Beto: All right. 62 00:03:11,464 --> 00:03:12,798 Thank you. 63 00:03:12,881 --> 00:03:14,047 Beto: It's official today. 64 00:03:14,130 --> 00:03:16,047 Now you will be able to vote for us. 65 00:03:16,130 --> 00:03:17,839 -Okay. Good, yeah. -Officially. 66 00:03:17,923 --> 00:03:19,464 -Good. -Yeah. 67 00:03:20,214 --> 00:03:21,547 -You guys ready? -Henry: Yeah. 68 00:03:21,631 --> 00:03:23,547 Okay, cool. It's gonna be fun. 69 00:03:24,047 --> 00:03:25,964 We are going to officially 70 00:03:26,047 --> 00:03:29,714 be on the ballot to represent the great state of Texas 71 00:03:29,798 --> 00:03:32,547 -in the United States Senate. -(cheering) 72 00:03:33,756 --> 00:03:36,464 And it is this support that we have received 73 00:03:36,547 --> 00:03:39,839 represented in 15,000 petition signatures 74 00:03:39,923 --> 00:03:42,047 that are somewhere in this room. 75 00:03:42,130 --> 00:03:45,714 -(laughter) -(cheering) 76 00:03:45,798 --> 00:03:47,506 Beto: Right here. 77 00:03:47,589 --> 00:03:48,798 So... 78 00:03:49,631 --> 00:03:51,547 Rosa, should we make this official? 79 00:03:51,631 --> 00:03:53,297 -Right here. -Okay. 80 00:03:54,756 --> 00:03:57,089 You ready guys? Last chance. 81 00:03:57,172 --> 00:04:00,339 -(laughter) -You sure you want to do it? 82 00:04:00,422 --> 00:04:01,422 Okay. 83 00:04:01,506 --> 00:04:02,839 All right. 84 00:04:02,923 --> 00:04:05,506 (cheering) 85 00:04:05,589 --> 00:04:07,172 Come on, you guys. Big hug. 86 00:04:08,798 --> 00:04:10,047 Big hug. 87 00:04:10,130 --> 00:04:11,964 Big hug. All right? 88 00:04:12,756 --> 00:04:14,756 -Get in here. -(laughing) 89 00:04:14,839 --> 00:04:16,214 (cheering) 90 00:04:16,297 --> 00:04:18,130 Beto: Come on up. Guys, come on up. 91 00:04:31,005 --> 00:04:34,422 Beto: Amy and I, we were watching the returns for president, 92 00:04:34,506 --> 00:04:37,547 trying to figure out what's going on. 93 00:04:37,631 --> 00:04:40,297 Somebody just won an election by defining us 94 00:04:40,381 --> 00:04:44,130 as being scared and small and afraid. 95 00:04:44,214 --> 00:04:47,089 And so, we just, you know, "What are we going to do?" 96 00:04:47,172 --> 00:04:49,255 And out of that conversation 97 00:04:49,339 --> 00:04:52,339 came this idea of "What if we ran for Senate?" 98 00:04:55,756 --> 00:04:57,798 Nobody asked us to do this, so... 99 00:04:57,881 --> 00:04:59,589 yeah, I just got to keep that in mind. 100 00:05:00,172 --> 00:05:04,214 That's how we started and that's how we have to continue it, so... 101 00:05:04,297 --> 00:05:06,631 Man: Which part in mind? 102 00:05:06,714 --> 00:05:08,297 Just that we're running with, 103 00:05:08,381 --> 00:05:10,923 you know, got to run like there's nothing to lose. 104 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:12,881 Yeah. 105 00:05:18,005 --> 00:05:19,464 Beto: In this highly polarized, 106 00:05:19,547 --> 00:05:22,255 divided, tribal time in our country, 107 00:05:22,339 --> 00:05:26,047 all of us have to be willing to work together. 108 00:05:26,130 --> 00:05:29,297 Before we're Republicans or Democrats, we are human beings. 109 00:05:29,381 --> 00:05:32,798 So, thank you for being part of something really exciting 110 00:05:32,881 --> 00:05:34,589 that's taking place in Texas right now. 111 00:05:34,673 --> 00:05:37,255 I think we, the people of Texas, 112 00:05:37,339 --> 00:05:40,297 are gonna be the big, bold, confident, strong answer 113 00:05:40,381 --> 00:05:45,255 to the small, mean, petty politics of our age. 114 00:05:46,381 --> 00:05:48,422 (applause) 115 00:05:50,130 --> 00:05:52,714 (indistinct chatter) 116 00:05:53,923 --> 00:05:55,464 David Wysong: 117 00:05:55,547 --> 00:05:56,881 I really don't. 118 00:05:58,255 --> 00:05:59,547 Uh-uh. We don't poll. 119 00:05:59,631 --> 00:06:01,547 He just thinks that politics becomes gross 120 00:06:01,631 --> 00:06:03,839 when you overdo that stuff 121 00:06:03,923 --> 00:06:05,881 or do any of that stuff, like... 122 00:06:05,964 --> 00:06:09,422 you just lose the courage of your convictions type stuff. 123 00:06:09,506 --> 00:06:12,339 I think what we're selling with him is just genuineness. 124 00:06:12,422 --> 00:06:14,673 -Here you go. -Thank you very much. 125 00:06:14,756 --> 00:06:17,255 Wysong: Ted Cruz has massive name ID, 126 00:06:17,339 --> 00:06:20,964 where Beto is largely unknown, so, what we're betting on 127 00:06:21,047 --> 00:06:23,381 is that enough people are gonna meet him, 128 00:06:23,464 --> 00:06:26,547 which seems insane, given 28 million people, 129 00:06:26,631 --> 00:06:29,214 but enough people are gonna feel like they know him, 130 00:06:29,297 --> 00:06:31,881 um, and have that personal connection, 131 00:06:31,964 --> 00:06:33,506 and that's what we're counting on. 132 00:06:33,589 --> 00:06:35,631 ♪ ♪ 133 00:06:38,464 --> 00:06:41,547 Newsman (over radio): Beto O'Rourke's unconventional campaign 134 00:06:41,631 --> 00:06:44,047 -kicks into high gear today. -Woo. 135 00:06:44,130 --> 00:06:47,047 Newsman: He's doing something no candidate has for decades: 136 00:06:47,130 --> 00:06:50,881 visiting all 254 counties in our Lone Star State. 137 00:06:50,964 --> 00:06:52,714 Beto: Chris, thank you for organizing this. 138 00:06:52,798 --> 00:06:56,673 My name is Beto O'Rourke, born and raised in El Paso, Texas, 139 00:06:56,756 --> 00:06:59,130 here to represent the state of Texas 140 00:06:59,214 --> 00:07:01,089 in the United States Senate. 141 00:07:01,172 --> 00:07:04,464 I'm traveling to all 254 counties 142 00:07:04,547 --> 00:07:06,798 to meet everybody that I can. 143 00:07:06,881 --> 00:07:07,839 Yes, sir. 144 00:07:09,964 --> 00:07:11,255 -Beto: Yeah. -(laughter) 145 00:07:11,339 --> 00:07:13,172 If you all wanna pitch in for the cowboy boots, 146 00:07:13,255 --> 00:07:16,172 there's a jar going around, um... 147 00:07:16,923 --> 00:07:18,673 And I would be incredibly grateful 148 00:07:18,756 --> 00:07:20,798 for your consideration of an endorsement. 149 00:07:20,881 --> 00:07:22,631 ♪ ♪ 150 00:07:22,714 --> 00:07:25,506 Evans: So, you've hit 16 town halls. I will buy you a donut 151 00:07:25,589 --> 00:07:27,422 -if you can name all 16. -Okay. Are you ready? 152 00:07:27,506 --> 00:07:30,005 -I'm ready. I'm fact-checking you, so... -Okay. 153 00:07:30,089 --> 00:07:31,714 Beto: Rockwall, Greenville, 154 00:07:31,798 --> 00:07:34,839 Sulphur Springs, Emory, Mineola... 155 00:07:34,923 --> 00:07:36,214 Beto: And universal background checks 156 00:07:36,297 --> 00:07:38,756 for everyone who wants to purchase a firearm. 157 00:07:38,839 --> 00:07:40,381 ...Tyler, Canton, 158 00:07:40,464 --> 00:07:41,881 Terrell, Waxahachie... 159 00:07:41,964 --> 00:07:44,673 Legalizing both the dreamers and their parents. 160 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:46,839 -Okay, hang with me. -Evans: I'm in this car, 161 00:07:46,923 --> 00:07:48,422 so I can't go anywhere. 162 00:07:48,506 --> 00:07:50,589 -Ah. Cleburne. -Evans: Yes. 163 00:07:50,673 --> 00:07:52,381 Beto: Mahaya, Bryan... 164 00:07:52,464 --> 00:07:55,214 Universal guaranteed high-quality healthcare 165 00:07:55,297 --> 00:07:56,631 -for every American. -(cheering) 166 00:07:56,714 --> 00:07:59,464 -...San Benito... -Evans: Yes. 167 00:07:59,547 --> 00:08:01,547 -Bring it home, number 16. -Weslaco. 168 00:08:01,631 --> 00:08:03,130 -Weslaco. -All right. 169 00:08:03,214 --> 00:08:05,297 -You got all 16. I owe you a donut. -Beto: That was good, man. 170 00:08:05,381 --> 00:08:07,464 Beto: All right. Could I get six donuts? 171 00:08:07,547 --> 00:08:09,673 ♪ ♪ 172 00:08:11,923 --> 00:08:14,339 -Beto: Here. I'll give you a card. -(dog barking) 173 00:08:14,422 --> 00:08:16,130 I'm running for US Senate. 174 00:08:16,214 --> 00:08:18,881 ♪ ♪ 175 00:08:20,381 --> 00:08:23,381 -I wanna tell you something, brother. -Yes, sir. 176 00:08:23,464 --> 00:08:25,756 (Beto speaking) 177 00:08:26,381 --> 00:08:28,589 -Okay. Tell it. -There's always advice. 178 00:08:30,297 --> 00:08:32,506 -(laughter) -I can't fucking pay attention to what you're saying 179 00:08:32,589 --> 00:08:35,005 'cause your hands are fucking moving so... 180 00:08:35,089 --> 00:08:38,589 I'm here to challenge you on your assault weapons ban stance. 181 00:08:38,673 --> 00:08:42,339 Um, an AR-15 is designed for use by the military. 182 00:08:42,422 --> 00:08:44,047 It's my right. 183 00:08:44,130 --> 00:08:46,214 (sighs) 184 00:08:46,297 --> 00:08:48,172 -(applause) -Hey, how are y'all? 185 00:08:48,255 --> 00:08:49,714 Good to see you. 186 00:08:49,798 --> 00:08:52,089 Announcer: We are so proud to welcome Beto O'Rourke 187 00:08:52,172 --> 00:08:54,839 -to his 254th county in Texas. -(cheering) 188 00:08:54,923 --> 00:08:58,339 Thank you, everybody! Very good to see everyone. 189 00:08:58,422 --> 00:09:01,214 Thank you! Thank you for being here right now! 190 00:09:02,297 --> 00:09:04,047 (radio static crackling) 191 00:09:04,130 --> 00:09:07,464 Newsman (on radio): So, Beto's now visited all 254 counties, 192 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:09,339 do you think we're gonna see a race this fall? 193 00:09:09,422 --> 00:09:11,547 Woman (radio): So, Democrats like to think they've got a chance, 194 00:09:11,631 --> 00:09:12,881 but Beto's gonna lose. 195 00:09:12,964 --> 00:09:15,506 It's just the same song and different dance. 196 00:09:19,464 --> 00:09:22,631 (basketball bouncing) 197 00:09:27,172 --> 00:09:29,089 (dog barking) 198 00:09:32,714 --> 00:09:33,923 What's happening? 199 00:09:34,005 --> 00:09:36,297 All right, let's do one-on-one. 200 00:09:38,381 --> 00:09:40,005 I'll have a cup of coffee 201 00:09:40,089 --> 00:09:41,964 and one hand, okay? 202 00:09:42,047 --> 00:09:43,881 See if you can beat me. 203 00:09:43,964 --> 00:09:46,798 Ulysses: I'm Ulysses O'Rourke, and I'm 11 years old. 204 00:09:46,881 --> 00:09:49,881 My brother is Henry, and my sister is Molly. 205 00:09:50,005 --> 00:09:53,339 My mom is Amy, and my dad is Beto. 206 00:09:54,381 --> 00:09:57,005 -Please, can I play? -Yeah. You're on Ulysses's team. 207 00:09:57,089 --> 00:09:59,756 First, he ran for Congress, and then he ran for this. 208 00:09:59,839 --> 00:10:01,673 It kind of feels the same, 209 00:10:01,756 --> 00:10:03,881 except this is like way bigger. 210 00:10:04,756 --> 00:10:06,005 What's the team? 211 00:10:06,089 --> 00:10:08,589 -Beto: Uh, it's me and you. -Oh. 212 00:10:08,673 --> 00:10:11,756 Ulysses: Sometimes I ask him, why are you doing this? 213 00:10:11,839 --> 00:10:15,381 And he says 'cause maybe if he ran for Senate 214 00:10:15,464 --> 00:10:18,756 and he won, then other people would realize, "Oh yeah. 215 00:10:18,839 --> 00:10:20,964 If he can do it, then we can do it." 216 00:10:21,506 --> 00:10:24,547 Henry: Oh, let's make hot chocolate. 217 00:10:24,631 --> 00:10:26,881 -Molly: Yeah! -Beto: Hey guys, focus. 218 00:10:26,964 --> 00:10:29,547 -Okay, Dad. -Beto: Baking powder. 219 00:10:30,255 --> 00:10:31,881 How long does that take? 220 00:10:32,005 --> 00:10:33,798 Amy: When Beto had told me he wanted to run 221 00:10:33,881 --> 00:10:35,756 for Congress the first time, 222 00:10:35,839 --> 00:10:37,464 I was pregnant with Henry. 223 00:10:37,547 --> 00:10:39,422 And I can remember we were sitting in a car together, 224 00:10:39,506 --> 00:10:40,964 and I was just crying and crying, 225 00:10:41,047 --> 00:10:44,214 'cause I couldn't understand why 226 00:10:44,297 --> 00:10:46,422 he would... 227 00:10:46,506 --> 00:10:48,631 almost like sacrifice our family 228 00:10:48,714 --> 00:10:51,005 to run for that level of office. 229 00:10:51,089 --> 00:10:53,964 'Cause everything that I knew about life on the Hill 230 00:10:54,047 --> 00:10:56,089 was just kind of dirty and slimy 231 00:10:56,172 --> 00:10:58,589 and people changed once they got there. 232 00:10:58,673 --> 00:11:01,172 -Daddy, can I shape them? -Yep. 233 00:11:01,255 --> 00:11:04,089 Amy: Two years later, we talked about it again, 234 00:11:04,172 --> 00:11:06,964 and we decided that he should run. 235 00:11:07,047 --> 00:11:10,964 We figured how to maintain a strong family life. 236 00:11:11,047 --> 00:11:13,964 And then when Trump won, 237 00:11:14,047 --> 00:11:16,756 we're like, okay, what can we do as a couple 238 00:11:16,839 --> 00:11:20,756 to try to change this dialogue at a national level? 239 00:11:21,381 --> 00:11:23,547 Um, and when you have an opponent like Cruz, 240 00:11:23,631 --> 00:11:27,130 that just seemed like a very easy answer. 241 00:11:27,214 --> 00:11:29,673 Man: Texas progressives see a glimmer of hope here, 242 00:11:29,756 --> 00:11:32,172 as long-shot victories around the country suggest 243 00:11:32,255 --> 00:11:35,839 a blue wave could sweep across red states this fall. 244 00:11:35,923 --> 00:11:37,714 Wolf Blitzer: Doug Jones is the winner. 245 00:11:37,798 --> 00:11:39,756 Cory Smith: O'Rourke says the blue wave is real. 246 00:11:39,839 --> 00:11:41,798 This is totally possible, 247 00:11:41,881 --> 00:11:44,255 and it's 100% on all of us. 248 00:11:45,756 --> 00:11:47,673 Eric Bradner: Republicans aren't nervous. 249 00:11:47,756 --> 00:11:50,005 Cruz: Congressman O'Rourke is running hard to the left. 250 00:11:50,089 --> 00:11:53,839 He's embracing positions like open borders, gun control. 251 00:11:53,923 --> 00:11:56,714 Those are not the values of Texas. 252 00:11:56,798 --> 00:11:59,214 So, you're subscribing to the idea of a blue wave 253 00:11:59,297 --> 00:12:01,923 -that is hitting a red wall. -(Cruz laughs) 254 00:12:02,005 --> 00:12:04,047 Cruz: Listen, if you're gonna run in Texas, 255 00:12:04,130 --> 00:12:06,214 you can't run as a liberal man. 256 00:12:06,297 --> 00:12:08,923 ♪ ♪ 257 00:12:09,005 --> 00:12:09,839 Shannon Gay: Daisy! 258 00:12:09,923 --> 00:12:11,589 (dog barking) 259 00:12:11,673 --> 00:12:13,631 Go get her. Go get her, Rex. 260 00:12:14,172 --> 00:12:16,381 Good girl! Thank you! 261 00:12:16,464 --> 00:12:18,964 Oh, I love you the most-est! 262 00:12:19,047 --> 00:12:22,047 When I was at the Humane Society in Bulverde, I was on the board of directors. 263 00:12:22,130 --> 00:12:24,714 We were so desperate for money, we did a topless calendar. 264 00:12:24,798 --> 00:12:26,756 (scoffs) I'm Ms. September. 265 00:12:26,839 --> 00:12:27,589 (barking) 266 00:12:27,673 --> 00:12:29,506 (laughing): It was fun. 267 00:12:30,798 --> 00:12:33,631 One of the reasons why Beto means a lot to me 268 00:12:33,714 --> 00:12:37,589 is his passion for veterans. 269 00:12:37,673 --> 00:12:40,673 Catching these guys before they punch out, 270 00:12:41,339 --> 00:12:43,255 not after, 271 00:12:43,339 --> 00:12:45,589 could've probably saved my marriage. 272 00:12:45,673 --> 00:12:48,756 Um... my kid would've had a father. 273 00:12:48,839 --> 00:12:50,923 In order to keep this from happening again, 274 00:12:51,005 --> 00:12:54,673 that's one of the reasons I want Beto in there so bad. 275 00:12:56,464 --> 00:12:58,714 This is an exciting day. 276 00:12:58,798 --> 00:13:01,381 We are gonna go into the dark heart of Trump-ghanistan. 277 00:13:01,464 --> 00:13:05,339 We're gonna go into our one stoplight town in Bulverde, 278 00:13:05,422 --> 00:13:07,339 and we're gonna plunk down a Kling 279 00:13:07,422 --> 00:13:09,881 and a Beto and a Crowe sign. 280 00:13:09,964 --> 00:13:11,297 And, uh, 281 00:13:12,339 --> 00:13:16,047 just rattle some nerves, 'cause the blue wave is coming. 282 00:13:17,964 --> 00:13:19,631 I went up to Beto, and I told him, 283 00:13:19,714 --> 00:13:21,464 I said, here's the deal, man. 284 00:13:21,547 --> 00:13:23,005 You better bring brains, backbone, 285 00:13:23,089 --> 00:13:25,297 and balls to the table, or go home. 286 00:13:25,381 --> 00:13:27,714 And I told him. I said, I'm gonna be up your ass so much, 287 00:13:27,798 --> 00:13:29,964 I'll be able to tell you what you had for lunch. 288 00:13:30,047 --> 00:13:32,172 He said, that's as it should be. 289 00:13:32,255 --> 00:13:34,964 I want so desperately to hear him tell Ted Cruz, 290 00:13:35,047 --> 00:13:36,798 you pack your shit and get the fuck outta Dodge 291 00:13:36,881 --> 00:13:38,130 'cause there's a new kid in town, 292 00:13:38,214 --> 00:13:40,172 and his name is Beto. 293 00:13:42,255 --> 00:13:43,464 I told Javier Salinas, 294 00:13:43,547 --> 00:13:46,297 who is Ted Cruz's field director, I told him 295 00:13:46,381 --> 00:13:49,130 that I would ask Ted Cruz, "Are you circumcised?" 296 00:13:49,214 --> 00:13:51,297 And his fa-- He was shocked. And I said, "You shocked?" 297 00:13:51,381 --> 00:13:53,422 "Yeah." "Good. Good, you should be." 298 00:13:54,130 --> 00:13:55,964 He thinks he has the right 299 00:13:56,047 --> 00:13:58,839 to know what we've got going on in our pants, 300 00:13:58,923 --> 00:14:02,589 and make decisions about what we do with our lives, 301 00:14:02,673 --> 00:14:04,923 but we can't know what's going on in his pants? 302 00:14:05,005 --> 00:14:08,673 No. Honestly, what is it about these arrogant 303 00:14:08,756 --> 00:14:12,381 fuckwits that think they can make these decisions? 304 00:14:12,464 --> 00:14:15,589 ♪ ♪ 305 00:14:18,089 --> 00:14:20,255 (sighs) Too much red. Eck! 306 00:14:22,756 --> 00:14:26,589 I'm guilty of having been asleep at the wheel. 307 00:14:26,673 --> 00:14:31,589 I had no idea about the goings-on in this country, 308 00:14:31,673 --> 00:14:34,839 and how much power we relinquished, 309 00:14:34,923 --> 00:14:37,172 and how much of a fight 310 00:14:37,255 --> 00:14:40,214 we have to go through to get it back. 311 00:14:40,297 --> 00:14:42,589 And, ultimately, it's gonna be worth it. 312 00:14:45,089 --> 00:14:46,422 (birds chirping) 313 00:14:46,506 --> 00:14:48,464 Beto: Guys, check this. This is biblical. 314 00:14:48,547 --> 00:14:50,589 I've never seen this many birds. 315 00:14:50,673 --> 00:14:52,381 It's amazing. 316 00:14:52,464 --> 00:14:56,798 If this doesn't work out, I'm gonna do long-haul trucking. 317 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:00,506 Beto: I'm going in. 318 00:15:03,381 --> 00:15:04,714 You may be concerned 319 00:15:04,798 --> 00:15:08,506 that most of my colleagues answer to the special interests, 320 00:15:08,589 --> 00:15:10,881 and that's why we're running this campaign the right way: 321 00:15:10,964 --> 00:15:13,381 not a dime of political action committee, 322 00:15:13,464 --> 00:15:14,673 no corporate help, 323 00:15:14,756 --> 00:15:16,964 no special interest contributions, 324 00:15:17,047 --> 00:15:20,839 and we are out-raising the junior sitting US senator 325 00:15:20,923 --> 00:15:23,339 by hundreds of thousands of dollars, 326 00:15:23,422 --> 00:15:26,673 -doing it $25 at a time. -(applause, cheers) 327 00:15:27,923 --> 00:15:30,422 Maxine Galinsky: Oh, we've got money for Beto. 328 00:15:30,506 --> 00:15:32,923 We've got a bag of money to present him 329 00:15:33,005 --> 00:15:35,673 before he leaves here tonight. 330 00:15:35,756 --> 00:15:38,255 The average donation is about $20, 331 00:15:38,339 --> 00:15:40,964 so there's a lot of money in this bag. 332 00:15:41,047 --> 00:15:42,756 I don't know how much money... 333 00:15:42,839 --> 00:15:45,422 Beto: One of the surprises upon getting to DC 334 00:15:45,506 --> 00:15:47,464 as a member of Congress is 335 00:15:47,547 --> 00:15:51,381 that there's so much fucking money that runs... 336 00:15:52,172 --> 00:15:54,631 Washington, DC, that runs Congress, 337 00:15:54,714 --> 00:15:57,923 uh, and it's the way that our democracy, unfortunately, 338 00:15:58,005 --> 00:15:59,714 works or doesn't work. 339 00:15:59,798 --> 00:16:03,089 I had not been taking any PAC money for years now. 340 00:16:03,172 --> 00:16:04,923 That there was an expectation on the part 341 00:16:05,005 --> 00:16:07,798 of the donor, so I just unilaterally 342 00:16:07,881 --> 00:16:10,255 withdrew from the PAC arms race. 343 00:16:11,339 --> 00:16:15,005 ♪ ♪ 344 00:16:28,214 --> 00:16:30,589 Salas: I was a unique case. 345 00:16:30,673 --> 00:16:32,589 When I was 17, as soon as I could, 346 00:16:32,673 --> 00:16:34,130 I showed up at the elections department 347 00:16:34,214 --> 00:16:35,964 to register myself to vote. 348 00:16:36,047 --> 00:16:37,339 Nobody else is like me. 349 00:16:38,214 --> 00:16:40,130 So, what I do is I... 350 00:16:40,214 --> 00:16:42,964 register voters and take that data, 351 00:16:43,047 --> 00:16:45,923 and put it into the voter activation network. 352 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,339 I did not realize how vital data was 353 00:16:48,422 --> 00:16:51,047 to winning elections until I started working elections. 354 00:16:51,130 --> 00:16:53,923 I thought it was like all about enthusiasm 355 00:16:54,005 --> 00:16:56,255 and like voting, and that's great. 356 00:16:56,339 --> 00:16:58,589 But if you don't have data, you don't have anything. 357 00:16:59,589 --> 00:17:03,255 Right now, I've got 481 registered voters, 358 00:17:03,339 --> 00:17:04,839 but by the end of the month, 359 00:17:04,923 --> 00:17:08,756 I'm hoping that we'll be able to bump that to 750. 360 00:17:09,339 --> 00:17:10,964 We can do 106. 361 00:17:11,047 --> 00:17:11,964 (speaking Spanish) 362 00:17:18,923 --> 00:17:21,172 Salas: Here in the valley, there's a lot of people 363 00:17:21,255 --> 00:17:23,923 that just aren't engaged with politics. 364 00:17:24,005 --> 00:17:26,422 We have been marginalized and oppressed for centuries, 365 00:17:26,506 --> 00:17:28,464 and so there's a reason why the people down here 366 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:30,255 say that their vote doesn't matter. 367 00:17:30,339 --> 00:17:32,881 Veronica Escobar: We gotta change the direction of our country. 368 00:17:32,964 --> 00:17:34,297 Thank you, bye! 369 00:17:35,130 --> 00:17:37,756 Wow, okay, so I heard, 370 00:17:37,839 --> 00:17:39,506 as I was eavesdropping, 371 00:17:39,589 --> 00:17:41,923 -that you were a Republican? -Yes! I used to be one! 372 00:17:42,005 --> 00:17:43,756 (exclaiming in Spanish) 373 00:17:43,839 --> 00:17:46,756 Yeah! Yeah, hardcore. I got scholarship money 374 00:17:46,839 --> 00:17:49,422 -from them and everything. -Holy cow! What happened? 375 00:17:49,506 --> 00:17:53,589 Well, I was in the closet, so that was part of it. 376 00:17:53,673 --> 00:17:56,923 -And I grew up in a really religious home. -Yeah. 377 00:17:57,005 --> 00:17:59,547 We were Southern Baptist, so we were super conservative, 378 00:17:59,631 --> 00:18:02,714 so I mean, the Republicanism was beat into me. 379 00:18:02,798 --> 00:18:05,714 -Wow. -Yeah. And it wasn't until Bernie. 380 00:18:05,798 --> 00:18:07,839 Bernie is who I switched parties for. 381 00:18:07,923 --> 00:18:10,214 It was a big deal. I did not wanna switch parties 382 00:18:10,297 --> 00:18:12,923 'cause I was so tied to that Republican-- 383 00:18:13,005 --> 00:18:13,964 -Identity? -Yeah. 384 00:18:14,047 --> 00:18:15,964 And so... 385 00:18:16,047 --> 00:18:18,089 are your family members active Republicans? 386 00:18:18,172 --> 00:18:22,047 Yeah, my step-dad is a very big Trump supporter. He-- 387 00:18:22,130 --> 00:18:22,881 Yeah! 388 00:18:22,964 --> 00:18:24,422 He's just Fox News. 389 00:18:24,506 --> 00:18:27,589 I mean, I get it. I used to watch the Fox News all the time. 390 00:18:27,673 --> 00:18:30,714 I used to be like that all the time. Um... 391 00:18:30,798 --> 00:18:33,214 Oh, a Beto sign! 392 00:18:33,297 --> 00:18:35,339 Oh, hey! 393 00:18:36,798 --> 00:18:38,673 (knocking) 394 00:18:42,673 --> 00:18:44,047 Evans (speaking quietly): We are in Houston. 395 00:18:44,130 --> 00:18:45,964 And we are about four minutes away 396 00:18:46,047 --> 00:18:48,923 from starting Beto's 24-hour livestream, 397 00:18:49,005 --> 00:18:51,839 where he's gonna be live on Facebook 398 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,547 for 24 hours straight. 399 00:18:53,631 --> 00:18:55,756 This is either my best idea ever, 400 00:18:55,839 --> 00:18:58,130 or my last idea ever, so... 401 00:18:58,214 --> 00:19:01,589 All right, so I'm just gonna hit go and we're gonna be live. 402 00:19:01,673 --> 00:19:03,631 Yeah so, it's starting live video. 403 00:19:03,714 --> 00:19:06,047 It'll be the first 24-hour Facebook livestream 404 00:19:06,130 --> 00:19:08,297 of any Senate campaign ever. 405 00:19:08,381 --> 00:19:11,547 ♪ ♪ 406 00:19:14,339 --> 00:19:16,339 (knocking) 407 00:19:20,130 --> 00:19:21,214 Hey, good morning. 408 00:19:24,172 --> 00:19:25,673 -Evans: Ready to go? -Ready to go. 409 00:19:25,756 --> 00:19:27,547 -How you doing? -Doing great. 410 00:19:27,881 --> 00:19:29,130 We're in an elevator right now, 411 00:19:29,214 --> 00:19:31,714 -and we're gonna go out-- -Go hit it. 412 00:19:31,798 --> 00:19:33,547 A bunch of great people for a morning run. 413 00:19:34,464 --> 00:19:35,714 Man: Yeah, Beto! 414 00:19:36,714 --> 00:19:38,047 Evans: Yeah, would you do it again? 415 00:19:38,130 --> 00:19:40,673 -Uh... yes. -There was some hesitation there. 416 00:19:40,756 --> 00:19:42,047 (laughter) 417 00:19:45,339 --> 00:19:46,589 -Are you naked? -Amy: No. 418 00:19:46,673 --> 00:19:48,381 Okay. Can we come in? 419 00:19:48,464 --> 00:19:49,964 Hey, morning. 420 00:19:52,297 --> 00:19:53,297 Mm. 421 00:19:53,381 --> 00:19:55,255 Evans: Beto, just a quick one here. 422 00:19:55,339 --> 00:19:57,881 -Do you support the wall? -No. 423 00:19:57,964 --> 00:19:59,172 Whoa. 424 00:19:59,255 --> 00:20:01,297 -Amy: What is that thing? -Woman: Airbrushing. 425 00:20:01,381 --> 00:20:03,547 -(airbrush humming) -It's real quick and easy. 426 00:20:03,631 --> 00:20:04,798 Evans: Oh! 427 00:20:04,881 --> 00:20:07,047 Democrats should not shut the government down. 428 00:20:07,130 --> 00:20:08,506 -Yeah, I think he did a really good job. -Yeah. 429 00:20:08,589 --> 00:20:11,297 ♪ ♪ 430 00:20:11,381 --> 00:20:12,714 That way? 431 00:20:16,297 --> 00:20:18,422 (indistinct chatter) 432 00:20:19,422 --> 00:20:21,506 (cheering, applause) 433 00:20:21,589 --> 00:20:23,714 This is so cool! 434 00:20:23,798 --> 00:20:26,547 This is the way we should be doing democracy. 435 00:20:26,631 --> 00:20:28,923 Complete strangers who are here 436 00:20:29,005 --> 00:20:31,631 at 2:00 a.m. nine and a half months away 437 00:20:31,714 --> 00:20:35,130 from an election because it matters that much to you. 438 00:20:35,923 --> 00:20:36,964 (Evans speaking) 439 00:20:37,798 --> 00:20:40,673 You're like, well, it could turn out like this. 440 00:20:40,756 --> 00:20:42,464 Let's hope it does, and it did, 441 00:20:42,714 --> 00:20:44,589 which is just insane to me. 442 00:20:45,381 --> 00:20:46,923 -Beto: How you feeling? -Evans: Me? 443 00:20:47,005 --> 00:20:48,631 -Beto: Yeah. -I'm feeling great. 444 00:20:48,714 --> 00:20:49,714 -Yeah? -Feeling great. 445 00:20:49,798 --> 00:20:52,255 -I'm gonna head to bed. -Yeah. 446 00:20:55,673 --> 00:20:57,089 Beto: I'm really confident 447 00:20:57,172 --> 00:21:00,089 about our state's ability 448 00:21:00,172 --> 00:21:01,714 to lead on this issue. 449 00:21:01,798 --> 00:21:05,589 We understand our ability to welcome asylum seekers 450 00:21:05,673 --> 00:21:07,756 at their most desperate moment. 451 00:21:07,839 --> 00:21:09,881 -Beto: I think we're gonna get started here. -Woman: Okay. 452 00:21:10,673 --> 00:21:12,506 -Thank you very much. -(cheering) 453 00:21:18,589 --> 00:21:20,422 You sure? Okay. 454 00:21:20,506 --> 00:21:23,964 So, the chairman of the Midland County, 455 00:21:24,047 --> 00:21:27,673 David Rosen is the chair of the Midland Democrats? 456 00:21:28,547 --> 00:21:29,673 Yes or no? 457 00:21:30,339 --> 00:21:33,089 I wanna make sure we don't keep having the same conversations 458 00:21:33,172 --> 00:21:35,172 about the same issues, and it's stressful to me, 459 00:21:35,255 --> 00:21:37,506 and if you don't-- you know, if you can help me. 460 00:21:38,297 --> 00:21:39,547 (Cano speaks) 461 00:21:39,631 --> 00:21:41,422 I just don't wanna come in half-assed 462 00:21:41,506 --> 00:21:43,255 on stuff. I don't wanna... 463 00:21:43,339 --> 00:21:45,964 We had time to do press or should have known 464 00:21:46,047 --> 00:21:48,422 that David Rosen was gonna be here. 465 00:21:48,506 --> 00:21:50,339 Should've known Joanna Wells's information, 466 00:21:50,422 --> 00:21:53,172 -or known to recognize her. Should've... -Okay. 467 00:21:53,255 --> 00:21:55,297 I just-- I'd love to just be focused 468 00:21:55,381 --> 00:21:57,839 on what you want me to do here instead of other stuff. 469 00:21:57,923 --> 00:22:00,172 -(whistles, cheers) -Woman: Without any further ado, 470 00:22:00,255 --> 00:22:02,673 here's our leader, Beto! 471 00:22:03,506 --> 00:22:04,839 (cheering) 472 00:22:04,923 --> 00:22:06,839 Beto: How's everybody doing? 473 00:22:07,422 --> 00:22:08,923 Good to see you all. 474 00:22:09,881 --> 00:22:12,130 Breaking news: a school shooting with reports 475 00:22:12,214 --> 00:22:15,798 of multiple fatalities, this time in Santa Fe, Texas. 476 00:22:15,881 --> 00:22:17,297 Ten people, 477 00:22:17,381 --> 00:22:20,214 eight students and two teachers, were killed. 478 00:22:20,297 --> 00:22:22,506 Pete Williams: As they were leaving their classrooms, 479 00:22:22,589 --> 00:22:24,422 that's when the shots began to rang out. 480 00:22:24,506 --> 00:22:27,589 When I think about those heroic public school teachers, 481 00:22:27,673 --> 00:22:31,047 who are in classrooms like my son Henry's classroom, 482 00:22:31,130 --> 00:22:32,464 helping them to prepare 483 00:22:32,547 --> 00:22:34,839 for the possibility that someone will come in 484 00:22:34,923 --> 00:22:36,339 with a weapon of war, 485 00:22:36,422 --> 00:22:39,547 and that teacher, who already has the struggle and challenge 486 00:22:39,631 --> 00:22:43,589 of teaching them how to read, or how to add up numbers... 487 00:22:45,089 --> 00:22:48,089 (voice breaks): ...now has the challenge of keeping them alive, 488 00:22:48,172 --> 00:22:52,339 and I think who are we that we can't be there for her 489 00:22:52,422 --> 00:22:54,506 and those kids in that classroom? 490 00:22:54,589 --> 00:22:56,381 ♪ ♪ 491 00:23:01,255 --> 00:23:02,506 This isn't some distant reality 492 00:23:02,589 --> 00:23:04,089 that we're all becoming crazy about. 493 00:23:04,172 --> 00:23:06,255 The truth is kids are scared to go to school. 494 00:23:06,339 --> 00:23:08,047 Maybe you won't be in a school. 495 00:23:08,130 --> 00:23:10,005 Maybe you'll be in a church, like I was. 496 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:13,714 In 2016, a gunman went on a shooting rampage with an AR-15 497 00:23:13,798 --> 00:23:15,881 right in front of my church while I was teaching 498 00:23:15,964 --> 00:23:17,756 Sunday school with many, many toddlers. 499 00:23:17,839 --> 00:23:20,589 And that's when I realized that this can happen anywhere. 500 00:23:20,673 --> 00:23:21,714 This fight will be long. 501 00:23:21,798 --> 00:23:23,589 It's proven difficult already. 502 00:23:23,673 --> 00:23:26,255 But commit. Commit to never giving up. 503 00:23:26,339 --> 00:23:27,673 (cheers) 504 00:23:27,756 --> 00:23:29,839 Show me what democracy looks like! 505 00:23:29,923 --> 00:23:32,005 This is what democracy looks like! 506 00:23:32,089 --> 00:23:34,214 Show me what democracy looks like! 507 00:23:34,297 --> 00:23:36,381 This is what democracy looks like! 508 00:23:36,464 --> 00:23:38,422 Show me what democracy looks like! 509 00:23:38,506 --> 00:23:39,923 This is what democracy looks like! 510 00:23:40,005 --> 00:23:41,881 We were shouting so loud, 511 00:23:41,964 --> 00:23:43,589 and that sounds so childish, 512 00:23:43,673 --> 00:23:48,047 but it was so incredible, like, the echoes in the halls of the capital? 513 00:23:48,130 --> 00:23:49,673 I don't know, just amazing. 514 00:23:50,047 --> 00:23:51,923 -After the march at Houston... -Yeah. 515 00:23:52,005 --> 00:23:54,714 ...Ted Cruz said I'm open to meeting with these students. 516 00:23:54,798 --> 00:23:56,255 And so we tried to set up meetings with him, 517 00:23:56,339 --> 00:23:58,047 -and then never got a call back. -Uh-uh! 518 00:23:58,881 --> 00:24:01,214 McClinton: We're going to meet with Beto. 519 00:24:01,297 --> 00:24:03,464 -I certainly think I'll like him. -Yeah. 520 00:24:03,547 --> 00:24:04,923 -I heard he's likable... -Yes. 521 00:24:05,005 --> 00:24:07,756 ...but I also wanna make a distinction between, like, 522 00:24:07,839 --> 00:24:09,506 you're here because you care and not here because 523 00:24:09,589 --> 00:24:11,589 you're campaigning and you have to care. 524 00:24:11,673 --> 00:24:13,714 -Yeah. -Depending on the vibe that I get, 525 00:24:13,798 --> 00:24:16,464 I'll make my decision then. Yeah. 526 00:24:16,547 --> 00:24:18,172 ♪ ♪ 527 00:24:18,255 --> 00:24:20,464 (seagulls screeching) 528 00:24:24,839 --> 00:24:26,631 McClinton: So yeah, just off the top, do y'all disagree 529 00:24:26,714 --> 00:24:30,297 or any comments on the license and registration of firearms? 530 00:24:30,381 --> 00:24:33,547 At 16, you have to take your driver's test. 531 00:24:33,631 --> 00:24:36,005 Why don't you have to take a gun test? 532 00:24:36,089 --> 00:24:38,089 -Exactly. -Like at 18 or 21. 533 00:24:38,172 --> 00:24:41,255 Bree Butler: Okay, but 2.7 is only for military-style weapons. 534 00:24:41,339 --> 00:24:44,005 I don't think anybody needs an M-16 style weapon. 535 00:24:44,089 --> 00:24:47,422 -McClinton: Right. -I don't know what the hell you're thinking. 536 00:24:47,506 --> 00:24:50,923 Okay, so add that we want to include all weapons in that. 537 00:24:51,005 --> 00:24:53,547 Hart: Tomorrow is officially one month, 538 00:24:53,631 --> 00:24:55,839 and it feels like it's been 539 00:24:55,923 --> 00:24:58,964 -30 damn years. -Yeah. 540 00:24:59,047 --> 00:25:00,798 And, um... 541 00:25:00,881 --> 00:25:03,964 I picked up her... her death certificate the other day. 542 00:25:04,047 --> 00:25:07,506 (voice breaking): Her death certificate said multiple gunshot wounds. 543 00:25:07,589 --> 00:25:09,589 She was 14. 544 00:25:11,839 --> 00:25:14,089 I was gonna teach her how to drive. 545 00:25:14,631 --> 00:25:17,130 She never got to kiss anybody. 546 00:25:17,214 --> 00:25:18,881 It's just stupid. 547 00:25:18,964 --> 00:25:22,339 Kelly: Yeah, I know. I didn't know if you wanted to be touched, but... 548 00:25:22,422 --> 00:25:24,506 -McClinton: We love. -I love you guys, too. 549 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:26,631 You guys are my new surrogate teenagers. 550 00:25:26,714 --> 00:25:28,506 -Can we be? -Anything you like. 551 00:25:28,589 --> 00:25:30,756 (indistinct chattering) 552 00:25:33,422 --> 00:25:35,130 -McClinton: Hello. -Hey! 553 00:25:35,214 --> 00:25:36,839 -How are you all doing? Good to see you. -Hello! 554 00:25:36,923 --> 00:25:38,506 -(excited chattering) -Hey, how are you? 555 00:25:38,589 --> 00:25:41,756 -McClinton: How you doing? Marcel. -Marcel? Nice to meet you. 556 00:25:41,839 --> 00:25:43,714 Appreciate it, yeah. 557 00:25:43,798 --> 00:25:45,589 Something you said that was really interesting to me. 558 00:25:45,673 --> 00:25:48,464 You were having this conversation with this NRA member. 559 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:50,631 What's the common ground that you find with this NRA member? 560 00:25:50,714 --> 00:25:52,381 -Is it universal background checks-- -Butler: Yes. 561 00:25:52,464 --> 00:25:54,631 (Butler speaking) 562 00:26:01,589 --> 00:26:02,839 (Beto speaks) 563 00:26:02,923 --> 00:26:05,214 -(laughter) -No, we didn't wanna-- 564 00:26:05,297 --> 00:26:07,255 I mean, I think he kind of agrees. 565 00:26:07,339 --> 00:26:09,255 McClinton: And our problem is with NRA leadership 566 00:26:09,339 --> 00:26:11,172 -and not NRA members. -Beto: Right. 567 00:26:11,255 --> 00:26:12,881 McClinton: I think it's important to remember that 568 00:26:12,964 --> 00:26:15,381 school shooting affected like y'all's community, 569 00:26:15,464 --> 00:26:18,047 but that's not the only place where gun violence is seen. 570 00:26:18,130 --> 00:26:21,506 And so, legislation that doesn't only benefit school safety, 571 00:26:21,589 --> 00:26:24,255 but also the inner-cities, suicide rates. 572 00:26:24,339 --> 00:26:26,673 You all have become the conscience 573 00:26:26,756 --> 00:26:28,255 of so many of us. 574 00:26:28,339 --> 00:26:30,047 And if you'll continue to guide me, 575 00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:33,005 I will continue to work with you, in whatever capacity. 576 00:26:33,089 --> 00:26:34,547 As a member of Congress, 577 00:26:34,631 --> 00:26:37,506 as a candidate, as a senator, as a private citizen. 578 00:26:37,589 --> 00:26:39,798 Um, I'm with you. 579 00:26:41,255 --> 00:26:44,547 Very impressive. Keep me in the loop, not just on this, 580 00:26:44,631 --> 00:26:46,381 but whatever you're gonna do next. 581 00:26:46,464 --> 00:26:48,172 -Bye-bye! -Bye! 582 00:26:49,547 --> 00:26:51,130 McClinton: We were talking on the way here 583 00:26:51,214 --> 00:26:53,756 -whether or not-- -Kelly: He was talking about vibes a lot. 584 00:26:53,839 --> 00:26:55,881 McClinton: So, I get a vibe whenever I meet with someone, 585 00:26:55,964 --> 00:26:58,089 and just so you know, I got a good vibe. 586 00:26:58,172 --> 00:27:00,339 Beto: Aw, thanks, man. That means a lot. 587 00:27:00,881 --> 00:27:03,339 ♪ ♪ 588 00:27:03,422 --> 00:27:04,756 Henry: Houston! Austin! 589 00:27:04,839 --> 00:27:06,089 Molly: Fort Stockton! 590 00:27:06,172 --> 00:27:07,214 Amarillo! 591 00:27:07,297 --> 00:27:09,255 I've been in all the cities of Texas! 592 00:27:09,339 --> 00:27:10,506 -Molly: No, you haven't. -Shut up. 593 00:27:10,589 --> 00:27:12,673 Will you stop, please? 594 00:27:17,130 --> 00:27:18,923 Amy: So, you walk down the street, 595 00:27:19,005 --> 00:27:22,297 and you knock on the doors, 596 00:27:22,381 --> 00:27:24,881 and then you have a conversation about 597 00:27:24,964 --> 00:27:26,714 what things are important to them. 598 00:27:26,798 --> 00:27:27,839 (Molly speaks) 599 00:27:30,130 --> 00:27:32,130 Ulysses: No, you can say, 600 00:27:32,214 --> 00:27:34,631 this state is not a blue state or a red state. 601 00:27:34,714 --> 00:27:37,381 -Molly: It's a purple state. -It's a Beto state. 602 00:27:37,464 --> 00:27:39,631 (cheers, applause) 603 00:27:39,714 --> 00:27:42,547 We are gonna go knock on the doors of your neighbors. 604 00:27:42,631 --> 00:27:44,547 This is how we're gonna save our country... 605 00:27:44,631 --> 00:27:46,130 -Yeah. -...and win this election. 606 00:27:46,214 --> 00:27:49,714 Do you think we can count on your support in this election? 607 00:27:52,339 --> 00:27:55,172 Beto: If you have questions, we're on the back there 608 00:27:55,255 --> 00:27:57,422 with more information on the issues. 609 00:27:59,714 --> 00:28:01,047 Amy: Hey, out of the street! 610 00:28:01,130 --> 00:28:02,756 Careful of speed bumps! 611 00:28:03,589 --> 00:28:05,714 -(knocking) -(small dog barking) 612 00:28:09,047 --> 00:28:10,964 -That's not true. -Well, not exactly 50, 613 00:28:11,047 --> 00:28:13,339 but some people are gonna say no. 614 00:28:13,422 --> 00:28:14,923 Just have to accept it. 615 00:28:15,964 --> 00:28:18,506 Right, and you can't let it stop you 616 00:28:18,589 --> 00:28:20,839 from finding the people who are gonna say yes. 617 00:28:20,923 --> 00:28:22,798 Man: Go, Beto! Go, Beto! 618 00:28:22,881 --> 00:28:25,130 -Bye, guys! -Beto: We'll see you. Bye-bye. 619 00:28:27,631 --> 00:28:30,673 ♪ ♪ 620 00:28:30,756 --> 00:28:33,631 Newsman: As their November showdown creeps closer, 621 00:28:33,714 --> 00:28:37,714 O'Rourke raising $10.4 million over the last three months. 622 00:28:37,798 --> 00:28:42,047 Leslie Draffin: It is the second straight quarter he's outraised Cruz. 623 00:28:42,589 --> 00:28:46,047 In many ways, it's the media that is in love. 624 00:28:46,130 --> 00:28:50,130 The most frequent adjective that gets used for him is "Kennedyesque." 625 00:28:50,214 --> 00:28:54,297 Usually with the wind blowing in his hair, but that's okay. 626 00:28:54,381 --> 00:28:57,297 Newswoman: The charismatic candidate has been charming voters 627 00:28:57,381 --> 00:29:00,005 with his cool DIY style. 628 00:29:00,089 --> 00:29:02,089 Newswoman 2: And his background as a punk rock musician 629 00:29:02,172 --> 00:29:05,422 is bringing young voters out to his events in droves. 630 00:29:06,923 --> 00:29:09,798 Cruz: We are seeing tens of millions of dollars 631 00:29:09,881 --> 00:29:11,547 flooding into the state of Texas. 632 00:29:11,631 --> 00:29:14,714 They want us to be just like California. 633 00:29:14,798 --> 00:29:17,172 (audience booing) 634 00:29:18,005 --> 00:29:21,381 Right down to tofu and silicon 635 00:29:21,464 --> 00:29:22,547 and dyed hair. 636 00:29:22,631 --> 00:29:24,464 (audience booing) 637 00:29:25,923 --> 00:29:26,756 Beto: Hey, there. 638 00:29:26,839 --> 00:29:28,964 (woman speaking) 639 00:29:31,881 --> 00:29:33,047 Hang with me for a second 640 00:29:33,130 --> 00:29:34,589 'cause it's all gonna come together. 641 00:29:34,673 --> 00:29:37,756 Growing up in El Paso in the 1980s, 642 00:29:37,839 --> 00:29:39,881 listening to what was on the radio, 643 00:29:39,964 --> 00:29:41,255 I just could not connect. 644 00:29:41,339 --> 00:29:43,422 And it wasn't till a friend of mine 645 00:29:43,506 --> 00:29:46,339 from El Paso High took me to my first punk rock show, 646 00:29:46,422 --> 00:29:48,422 and it got me, and I wanted to do that. 647 00:29:48,506 --> 00:29:51,130 And I tried to learn to play guitar, and we wrote our own songs, 648 00:29:51,214 --> 00:29:53,964 and we put our own records, and we started our own label. 649 00:29:54,047 --> 00:29:56,506 We booked our own tours and we traveled the country, 650 00:29:56,589 --> 00:29:58,798 stripping rock and roll back down to its roots, 651 00:29:58,881 --> 00:30:01,881 taking it away from the corporations. Absolutely magical. 652 00:30:01,964 --> 00:30:06,714 And I feel like the Democratic party, up in Washington, DC, is corporate politics. 653 00:30:06,798 --> 00:30:10,673 They're listening to the corporations and the special interests. 654 00:30:10,756 --> 00:30:13,923 And I feel like we, the people, have to take that back. 655 00:30:14,005 --> 00:30:17,881 Democrats used to stand up for the farmer and the rancher, 656 00:30:17,964 --> 00:30:19,506 and the little gal and the little guy, 657 00:30:19,589 --> 00:30:23,255 -against the big corporations. -(whistling, cheering) 658 00:30:23,881 --> 00:30:26,547 ♪ ♪ 659 00:30:29,964 --> 00:30:30,881 Evans: Cynthia. 660 00:30:35,381 --> 00:30:37,673 Joining us now with a key race alert. 661 00:30:37,756 --> 00:30:40,673 So, bottom line here, is Ted Cruz in trouble? What's going on? 662 00:30:40,756 --> 00:30:43,464 David Chalian: We're moving the Texas race from a safe, 663 00:30:43,547 --> 00:30:45,172 or solid Republican state, 664 00:30:45,255 --> 00:30:47,172 to a lightly Republican state. 665 00:30:47,255 --> 00:30:49,297 So, it just downgrades it one category, 666 00:30:49,381 --> 00:30:51,172 downgrades it if you're a Republican. 667 00:30:51,255 --> 00:30:53,089 Evans: Oh yeah. He's now over here with all these. 668 00:30:53,172 --> 00:30:54,422 Cano: Oh yeah. 669 00:30:54,506 --> 00:30:57,464 Congressman Beto O'Rourke is on a fundraising fire. 670 00:30:57,547 --> 00:30:59,589 -He's on fundraising fire. -Fundraising fire? 671 00:30:59,673 --> 00:31:02,714 Cano: That's like a big deal. They just downgraded. 672 00:31:02,798 --> 00:31:05,839 -They downgraded Ted Cruz. Like, Ted Cruz! -And you know what? 673 00:31:05,923 --> 00:31:08,005 It's huge. As of the beginning, 674 00:31:08,089 --> 00:31:10,881 everybody was saying not-- completely not doable. 675 00:31:10,964 --> 00:31:13,964 -Evans: It cannot-- Like laughable. -Yeah! 676 00:31:14,047 --> 00:31:15,089 -Yep. -And now? 677 00:31:15,172 --> 00:31:17,089 I love it. I love it. 678 00:31:18,339 --> 00:31:19,673 What's happening? 679 00:31:19,756 --> 00:31:23,005 Protesters: Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Ted Cruz has got to do! 680 00:31:23,089 --> 00:31:27,255 Hey, folks! We're gonna do pictures. We're gonna start on that end. 681 00:31:27,339 --> 00:31:29,881 Have your phones ready, and we'll do pictures. 682 00:31:29,964 --> 00:31:32,714 -Sounds good? -(cheering) 683 00:31:32,798 --> 00:31:34,339 Here we go. Here we go! Ready? 684 00:31:34,422 --> 00:31:36,339 We're gonna keep moving down the line. 685 00:31:36,422 --> 00:31:37,964 Oh, you guys are great! 686 00:31:38,047 --> 00:31:40,005 Everybody's doing great! Doing great! 687 00:31:40,089 --> 00:31:42,297 Here we go. I like it. I like it. 688 00:31:43,047 --> 00:31:44,673 Ready over here? Yes! 689 00:31:45,255 --> 00:31:49,047 It's like, this bag is so heavy to carry. 690 00:31:49,130 --> 00:31:51,089 It's like 50 pounds. 691 00:31:51,172 --> 00:31:54,047 These are the donation forms. 692 00:31:54,130 --> 00:31:56,839 And then I have sign-in sheets. I have thank-you notes. 693 00:31:56,923 --> 00:31:58,964 Get them all ready for the next trip. 694 00:32:01,964 --> 00:32:04,714 It's funny 'cause my kids-- I don't know if they really know what I do. 695 00:32:04,798 --> 00:32:07,089 I don't know if they really have a good understanding of it. 696 00:32:07,172 --> 00:32:09,381 They'll start calling me when we've run out of food. 697 00:32:09,464 --> 00:32:13,798 And "Mom, you need to get more food. Mom, we're running out." 698 00:32:13,881 --> 00:32:15,923 Kind of have to do a download after I come back, 699 00:32:16,005 --> 00:32:17,798 and so I have to make sure all the money 700 00:32:17,881 --> 00:32:20,589 that we received checks, kind of count that, 701 00:32:20,673 --> 00:32:23,047 put it in order, and then all the note cards and cards 702 00:32:23,130 --> 00:32:25,714 or just all the follow-up. 703 00:32:25,798 --> 00:32:28,673 This is my... attempt to be organized. 704 00:32:28,756 --> 00:32:30,881 I'm just putting it all so I don't lose it. 705 00:32:31,547 --> 00:32:34,089 (phone ringing) 706 00:32:34,172 --> 00:32:35,339 -Hey, Beto. -Beto: Hey, there. 707 00:32:38,047 --> 00:32:41,172 Cano: Yeah. No worries. No worries. 708 00:32:41,964 --> 00:32:44,089 ♪ ♪ 709 00:32:44,172 --> 00:32:46,673 Gay: Okay. 710 00:32:52,130 --> 00:32:54,714 Give me another... (mutters) 711 00:32:55,214 --> 00:32:57,964 This is reasonably durable tape. I mean, it's a duct tape. 712 00:32:58,047 --> 00:33:01,714 It just has glow-in-the-dark stuff on it. 713 00:33:04,714 --> 00:33:05,839 Tada! 714 00:33:06,714 --> 00:33:08,172 (cackles) 715 00:33:15,381 --> 00:33:17,714 Glow, Beto. Glow, Beto. 716 00:33:17,798 --> 00:33:19,881 It's one of those very satisfying things 717 00:33:19,964 --> 00:33:22,589 that I came up with an idea, 718 00:33:22,673 --> 00:33:24,464 literally pulled it out of my ass, 719 00:33:24,547 --> 00:33:27,172 um... and then I see it done. 720 00:33:31,130 --> 00:33:34,214 I'm hoping to have a party close to election day. 721 00:33:34,631 --> 00:33:37,089 These are gifts for my homies. 722 00:33:37,172 --> 00:33:38,714 Wine bottle stoppers. 723 00:33:38,798 --> 00:33:41,047 Handblown blue waves. 724 00:33:41,130 --> 00:33:42,631 I actually have my blue wave ring on. 725 00:33:42,714 --> 00:33:44,714 They're also gonna get one of those. 726 00:33:46,464 --> 00:33:49,589 And then I have some bottles of wine. 727 00:33:50,255 --> 00:33:51,839 So, win, lose, or draw, 728 00:33:51,923 --> 00:33:53,714 we can either celebrate or 729 00:33:53,798 --> 00:33:55,756 drink ourselves to death. 730 00:33:56,631 --> 00:33:59,214 (basketball bouncing) 731 00:34:01,422 --> 00:34:04,172 -Amy: You put a fork in his back at one point? -Charlotte: Yeah, I did. 732 00:34:04,255 --> 00:34:05,798 (laughter) 733 00:34:05,881 --> 00:34:07,673 And then I felt bad about it, 734 00:34:07,756 --> 00:34:10,172 'cause I did love him, but I hated him. 735 00:34:11,506 --> 00:34:14,255 Charlotte: That's a-- love that picture of Beto and my mom. 736 00:34:14,631 --> 00:34:16,756 He loved to torture me in the pool. 737 00:34:17,172 --> 00:34:20,339 People have asked me why I think Beto got really into politics. 738 00:34:20,422 --> 00:34:22,839 They ask me is this how Beto always has been? 739 00:34:22,923 --> 00:34:25,005 -I'm-- No, he wasn't. He was quiet. -Yeah. 740 00:34:25,089 --> 00:34:27,422 He was in his room. He was listening to music. 741 00:34:28,005 --> 00:34:30,506 Beto found music early on. 742 00:34:30,589 --> 00:34:34,005 What I remember most is going to see him once or twice at that bar. 743 00:34:34,089 --> 00:34:38,214 And I'm like, how can you be playing and jumping so high? 744 00:34:38,297 --> 00:34:39,631 (imitates guitar) 745 00:34:41,047 --> 00:34:42,673 -Beto with long hair. -Amy: Yep. 746 00:34:42,756 --> 00:34:44,547 -Charlotte: In a ponytail. -Amy: Mm-hmm. 747 00:34:44,631 --> 00:34:46,089 Amy: Did your parents like that? 748 00:34:46,172 --> 00:34:48,589 Charlotte: I imagine that my mom wasn't a big fan of it. 749 00:34:48,673 --> 00:34:50,255 Beto and I always talked about that we were 750 00:34:50,339 --> 00:34:54,589 kind of brought up to always look... just right, you know? 751 00:34:54,673 --> 00:34:56,756 And Beto always just wanted to be Beto, 752 00:34:56,839 --> 00:34:59,964 and not the kid that my mom wanted him to be. 753 00:35:00,381 --> 00:35:02,798 The "picture perfect" kid. 754 00:35:04,923 --> 00:35:07,089 Oh, my dad got this Volvo. 755 00:35:07,547 --> 00:35:10,881 Amy: I always just think about what would he be thinking if he were here. 756 00:35:10,964 --> 00:35:14,297 I mean, he would be just over the moon. 757 00:35:14,381 --> 00:35:16,589 Amy: I think my dad was tough with Beto. 758 00:35:16,673 --> 00:35:19,005 Strict and that yelling. 759 00:35:19,089 --> 00:35:20,714 Right before my dad died, 760 00:35:20,798 --> 00:35:25,214 he and my dad had really started to, um, rebuild this relationship, 761 00:35:25,297 --> 00:35:27,798 and Beto, I think, was just so happy. 762 00:35:31,631 --> 00:35:35,422 Bill Moyers: Judge Pat O'Rourke is the chief executive of El Paso County. 763 00:35:35,506 --> 00:35:37,130 He became so frustrated this year 764 00:35:37,214 --> 00:35:40,255 at the lack of money to pay for the healthcare of the poor, 765 00:35:40,339 --> 00:35:42,255 that he sent the federal government a bill 766 00:35:42,339 --> 00:35:45,089 for $7 million in hospital costs. 767 00:35:45,172 --> 00:35:47,130 Pat: If I were living over there and my child 768 00:35:47,214 --> 00:35:50,714 needed help from dehydration or from any disease, 769 00:35:50,798 --> 00:35:53,798 and I saw that hospital down there that could provide that help, 770 00:35:53,881 --> 00:35:56,214 I would take my child and I would walk across 771 00:35:56,297 --> 00:35:59,214 that six-inch river and I'd save my child's life. 772 00:35:59,297 --> 00:36:02,047 I'd do the same thing those people are doing. 773 00:36:02,130 --> 00:36:03,964 Nicole Wallace: Nearly 200 minors a day 774 00:36:04,047 --> 00:36:05,547 are joining the thousands detained 775 00:36:05,631 --> 00:36:08,089 after crossing the border into the United States. 776 00:36:08,172 --> 00:36:09,631 How do you justify this policy? 777 00:36:09,714 --> 00:36:12,381 It's zero-tolerance. I don't think you have to justify it. 778 00:36:12,464 --> 00:36:14,839 It's a crime to come across illegally, 779 00:36:14,964 --> 00:36:16,089 and children get separated. 780 00:36:16,172 --> 00:36:18,839 And so what do we do in the face of this? 781 00:36:18,923 --> 00:36:21,756 We need new laws that reflect our priorities 782 00:36:21,839 --> 00:36:25,381 and our values, and it is on us to meet that challenge. 783 00:36:25,464 --> 00:36:28,047 And so, I'm going to the border tomorrow. 784 00:36:28,130 --> 00:36:30,255 (Beto speaking Spanish) 785 00:36:35,964 --> 00:36:39,589 ♪ ♪ 786 00:36:43,464 --> 00:36:47,297 There's something very inhumane and un-American 787 00:36:47,381 --> 00:36:49,673 taking place right now, and, 788 00:36:49,756 --> 00:36:52,673 at a minimum, you need to witness it, 789 00:36:52,756 --> 00:36:55,172 and share that, 790 00:36:55,255 --> 00:36:59,464 and then, to the best of your ability, act on that. 791 00:37:00,506 --> 00:37:02,464 (Beto speaking) 792 00:37:14,589 --> 00:37:16,714 Beto: Very powerful was meeting a young mother 793 00:37:16,798 --> 00:37:19,964 who came from Honduras with her seven-year-old daughter. 794 00:37:20,047 --> 00:37:23,130 When asked why did you leave Honduras, 795 00:37:23,214 --> 00:37:25,047 she was in fear for her life 796 00:37:25,130 --> 00:37:27,506 and, more importantly, her daughter's life. 797 00:37:27,589 --> 00:37:31,005 And I don't know if that mother knew when we were talking to her 798 00:37:31,089 --> 00:37:34,547 that her daughter was going to be taken from her. 799 00:37:34,631 --> 00:37:36,673 I can only imagine the trauma 800 00:37:36,756 --> 00:37:40,381 experienced by that seven-year-old girl that I just met. 801 00:37:40,464 --> 00:37:43,631 If my son was gonna be pressed into 802 00:37:43,714 --> 00:37:45,589 a violent gang, 803 00:37:45,673 --> 00:37:49,255 I might also leave my country, my hometown, 804 00:37:49,339 --> 00:37:51,839 and make that 2,000-mile journey. 805 00:37:57,130 --> 00:37:58,506 -Evans: Beto? -Beto: Yeah. 806 00:37:58,589 --> 00:38:00,673 (Evans talking) 807 00:38:03,339 --> 00:38:06,089 And why do we wanna post that story? 808 00:38:06,172 --> 00:38:09,172 Evans: Because it's a ginormous contrast 809 00:38:09,255 --> 00:38:13,047 in thinking and ethics, in, um... 810 00:38:13,130 --> 00:38:15,964 I don't know if you have anything particular you wanna say. 811 00:38:16,506 --> 00:38:17,881 Beto: Maybe you can say, 812 00:38:17,964 --> 00:38:21,756 we can keep America safe without sacrificing our values. 813 00:38:21,839 --> 00:38:23,589 Evans: Okay, got it. 814 00:38:23,673 --> 00:38:26,714 ♪ ♪ 815 00:38:28,547 --> 00:38:31,464 -(indistinct chatter) -Beto: Thank you, Ms. Connell. 816 00:38:31,547 --> 00:38:34,089 -Woman: Came in from Austin. -Beto: You drove in from Austin? 817 00:38:34,172 --> 00:38:36,714 -Woman: Yeah. -Beto: Thank you. God bless you. 818 00:38:38,964 --> 00:38:40,547 Thank you so much. 819 00:38:40,964 --> 00:38:42,589 Thank you for being here. 820 00:38:42,673 --> 00:38:46,130 Protesters: Say it loud, say it clear. Immigrants are welcome here. 821 00:38:46,214 --> 00:38:48,297 Say it loud, say it clear. 822 00:38:48,381 --> 00:38:50,214 Immigrants are welcome here. 823 00:38:50,297 --> 00:38:52,923 -All right. -(cheering) 824 00:38:54,631 --> 00:38:56,464 You are beautiful! 825 00:38:56,547 --> 00:38:58,297 We would like to think, 826 00:38:58,381 --> 00:39:02,047 and we try to tell ourselves, this is not us. 827 00:39:02,130 --> 00:39:03,381 But ladies and gentlemen, 828 00:39:03,464 --> 00:39:06,422 at this moment, this is America. 829 00:39:06,506 --> 00:39:10,756 (shouting angrily) 830 00:39:14,881 --> 00:39:16,923 ♪ ♪ 831 00:39:22,756 --> 00:39:25,047 -Crowd: Aye. -Speaker: All those opposed? 832 00:39:25,130 --> 00:39:28,297 The ayes have it, and the permanent offices are elected. 833 00:39:30,297 --> 00:39:32,381 Jody Casey: David Wysong and I walked in here last night, 834 00:39:32,464 --> 00:39:33,923 and we were like, whoa. 835 00:39:34,005 --> 00:39:35,881 He said, "Are we gonna tell him how big it is?" 836 00:39:35,964 --> 00:39:37,923 And I think he kind of knows, but until you've been here, 837 00:39:38,005 --> 00:39:39,589 he's never been to one. 838 00:39:39,673 --> 00:39:42,589 This is by far the largest crowd he's ever spoken to, so... 839 00:39:43,255 --> 00:39:45,214 (Casey speaking) 840 00:39:45,297 --> 00:39:47,255 We're not using a teleprompter. 841 00:39:47,339 --> 00:39:48,923 -We haven't written a speech. -(cheering) 842 00:39:49,005 --> 00:39:50,673 He's just going for it, so... 843 00:39:50,756 --> 00:39:53,089 -Beto: Hey. How are you? -Hi. Good to see you. 844 00:39:53,172 --> 00:39:56,673 Come on in, we have a room here for you. 845 00:40:07,547 --> 00:40:08,964 Yeah, there's no prepared remarks. 846 00:40:11,839 --> 00:40:14,798 Lupe Valdez (over PA): As the underdog, Hispanic, 847 00:40:14,881 --> 00:40:17,839 female, lesbian Democrat 848 00:40:17,923 --> 00:40:19,464 in a red county... 849 00:40:19,547 --> 00:40:20,714 Beto: Hello, Joe. How are you, bud? 850 00:40:20,798 --> 00:40:23,089 -I'm good. How are you? -Good to see you. 851 00:40:27,130 --> 00:40:28,881 They stopped taking them away from their parents, 852 00:40:28,964 --> 00:40:31,255 which is good. Now they got to reunite them. 853 00:40:31,339 --> 00:40:33,547 (Hernandez speaks) 854 00:40:33,631 --> 00:40:35,964 (Valdez continuing indistinctly) 855 00:40:37,089 --> 00:40:38,673 You know, I don't know is the honest answer. 856 00:40:38,756 --> 00:40:41,422 I think in some cases, the parents have already been deported. 857 00:40:41,506 --> 00:40:43,464 That's what happens when you talk about 858 00:40:43,547 --> 00:40:47,089 asylum seekers, immigrants like animals, 859 00:40:47,172 --> 00:40:49,381 and you call them an infestation, 860 00:40:49,464 --> 00:40:52,756 and you talk about Mexicans like rapists and criminals. 861 00:40:52,839 --> 00:40:55,964 There's something that follows that 862 00:40:56,047 --> 00:40:57,381 -and it's up to us. -(cheering) 863 00:40:57,464 --> 00:40:59,214 I really feel like this is what this is all about. 864 00:40:59,297 --> 00:41:00,506 We're either gonna be that country 865 00:41:00,589 --> 00:41:02,005 or we're gonna stop it. 866 00:41:02,547 --> 00:41:06,214 Announcer: Your next United States Senator, Congressman Beto O'Rourke. 867 00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:08,673 (loud cheering) 868 00:41:09,964 --> 00:41:10,923 Hi, everyone. 869 00:41:14,756 --> 00:41:20,172 Harry Truman said, this country was not built on fear. 870 00:41:20,255 --> 00:41:21,798 Instead, it was built on 871 00:41:21,881 --> 00:41:23,964 an unstoppable determination 872 00:41:24,047 --> 00:41:26,339 to do the job at hand. 873 00:41:26,422 --> 00:41:28,714 This zero-tolerance policy 874 00:41:28,798 --> 00:41:31,130 that inflicted unimaginable trauma 875 00:41:31,214 --> 00:41:32,839 and pain and torture 876 00:41:32,923 --> 00:41:35,964 on those kids just when they thought they had reached 877 00:41:36,047 --> 00:41:38,923 this place, this ideal, that they were inspired by, 878 00:41:39,005 --> 00:41:41,172 this home when they had no other, 879 00:41:41,255 --> 00:41:44,547 we took those children from their mothers and from their fathers. 880 00:41:44,631 --> 00:41:47,339 We put them in tent cities like the one in Tornillo. 881 00:41:47,422 --> 00:41:51,923 It is up to us, the people of Texas, the people right here in this room tonight, 882 00:41:52,005 --> 00:41:53,506 to make sure that we continue the fight. 883 00:41:53,589 --> 00:41:55,339 We stopped family separation. 884 00:41:55,422 --> 00:41:58,214 Now we gotta get those kids and those parents together. 885 00:41:58,297 --> 00:42:00,339 -Are you with me on this? -(cheering) 886 00:42:00,422 --> 00:42:02,214 Let's do it! Let's do it! 887 00:42:02,297 --> 00:42:04,339 Come on, let's do it! 888 00:42:04,422 --> 00:42:07,005 Thank you! Thank you all! 889 00:42:07,089 --> 00:42:10,089 Thank you all! Let's do it. 890 00:42:13,923 --> 00:42:15,589 Salas: Where is there a law that says 891 00:42:15,673 --> 00:42:17,673 when you cross illegally, 892 00:42:17,756 --> 00:42:20,339 you cross illegally, that your families will be separated. 893 00:42:20,422 --> 00:42:23,255 If you look at a lot of the European migrations that happened 894 00:42:23,339 --> 00:42:26,047 many of them were fleeing the same type of things 895 00:42:26,130 --> 00:42:27,798 that they're fleeing in Central America. 896 00:42:27,881 --> 00:42:29,881 Estela Torres Powell: I mean, this country has always welcomed 897 00:42:30,005 --> 00:42:32,214 immigrants and stuff like that, but they do not-- 898 00:42:32,297 --> 00:42:34,547 But they came across honestly. 899 00:42:34,631 --> 00:42:37,047 Salas: When the right can justify 900 00:42:37,130 --> 00:42:39,923 separating families and caging up children, 901 00:42:40,005 --> 00:42:41,506 I don't understand that. 902 00:42:41,589 --> 00:42:43,589 As Christians, I'm sitting here, 903 00:42:43,673 --> 00:42:45,464 how are people justifying this? 904 00:42:45,547 --> 00:42:47,756 They're thinking these families came across illegally, 905 00:42:47,839 --> 00:42:50,506 -so these children... -Michael: That's not thinking they crossed illegally. 906 00:42:50,589 --> 00:42:52,714 -They did cross illegally. -Salas: Fine... yes. 907 00:42:52,798 --> 00:42:54,547 Michael: And that means the parents broke the law. 908 00:42:54,631 --> 00:42:57,255 -Now the kid came along-- -But there is no law. 909 00:42:57,798 --> 00:42:59,714 Michael: What people really want 910 00:42:59,798 --> 00:43:02,547 -is the borders completely open-- -Salas: Nope! Nope! 911 00:43:02,631 --> 00:43:04,506 Get it out of your minds that the left want open borders! 912 00:43:04,589 --> 00:43:06,756 Because maybe some left people want open borders, 913 00:43:06,839 --> 00:43:09,339 but, like, I don't, and my coalition doesn't. 914 00:43:09,422 --> 00:43:11,214 Are you gonna let her put a Beto sign outside? 915 00:43:11,297 --> 00:43:12,631 -Estela: Yes. -Michael: No. 916 00:43:12,714 --> 00:43:14,506 Salas: Are you gonna put a Ted Cruz sign up? 917 00:43:14,589 --> 00:43:17,214 -Estela: No. -Salas: You like Ted Cruz or no? 918 00:43:17,297 --> 00:43:18,756 I just... 919 00:43:18,839 --> 00:43:22,005 I don't know if he really understands everything that's going on. 920 00:43:22,089 --> 00:43:24,422 But I cannot go Democrat, 921 00:43:24,506 --> 00:43:27,547 because of one thing, I know who they are and I know what their history is. 922 00:43:27,631 --> 00:43:28,798 I just can't do it. 923 00:43:28,881 --> 00:43:32,422 They're socialist, and I'm not gonna go socialist. 924 00:43:32,506 --> 00:43:35,714 They're gonna have to shoot me, that's all there is to it. 925 00:43:37,172 --> 00:43:39,339 -(crying) -It's okay, it's okay. 926 00:43:41,714 --> 00:43:43,589 Estela: Well, at least it's not yelling. 927 00:43:43,673 --> 00:43:46,297 -You guys usually end up yelling at each other. -Amanda: We didn't this time. 928 00:43:46,381 --> 00:43:48,255 -Estela: Well, yeah. -(Michael speaks) 929 00:43:48,339 --> 00:43:50,339 (laughing) 930 00:43:50,422 --> 00:43:52,506 (Esther speaks) 931 00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:55,798 Usually somebody walks out. 932 00:43:55,881 --> 00:43:57,964 (laughter) 933 00:43:58,047 --> 00:44:00,631 ♪ ♪ 934 00:44:00,714 --> 00:44:03,673 Julie Fine: Texas Lyceum poll has the race close to a dead heat. 935 00:44:03,756 --> 00:44:07,172 Cruz leads 41 to 39, it's with the margin of error. 936 00:44:07,255 --> 00:44:08,798 Chris Hayes: It's a race. 937 00:44:08,881 --> 00:44:10,923 Evan Smith: The Cruz campaign, they're sounding the alarm. 938 00:44:11,005 --> 00:44:12,214 There's no question about that. 939 00:44:12,297 --> 00:44:13,756 Cruz: We got a fight on our hands. 940 00:44:13,839 --> 00:44:17,631 Our freedom is under siege. 941 00:44:17,714 --> 00:44:20,047 Newsman: But this race could still go in any direction, 942 00:44:20,130 --> 00:44:22,381 so O'Rourke has his work cut out for him. 943 00:44:22,464 --> 00:44:25,339 Newswoman: What you're going to see is Cruz try to define O'Rourke 944 00:44:25,422 --> 00:44:28,005 in ways that can turn off Texan voters. 945 00:44:28,089 --> 00:44:30,339 Running as an unapologetic liberal. 946 00:44:30,422 --> 00:44:31,964 Open to abolishing ICE. 947 00:44:32,047 --> 00:44:33,631 Full-on socialized medicine. 948 00:44:33,714 --> 00:44:37,005 He says we have too many border walls and fences already. 949 00:44:37,089 --> 00:44:40,172 He would vote yes to impeach Trump today. 950 00:44:40,255 --> 00:44:43,714 You want a big government, gun-grabbing liberal? 951 00:44:43,798 --> 00:44:45,881 Well, the Democrats are giving you one. 952 00:44:45,964 --> 00:44:48,714 ♪ ♪ 953 00:44:51,172 --> 00:44:53,130 Amy: Do y'all have something to drink? 954 00:44:56,005 --> 00:44:58,297 Henry, can you eat? 'Cause we gotta go. 955 00:44:59,255 --> 00:45:01,756 Amy: Downtown 'cause students from... 956 00:45:01,839 --> 00:45:03,547 -Ulysses: Santa Fe. -...Santa Fe High School 957 00:45:03,631 --> 00:45:07,923 and Parkland High School, in Florida, are coming to speak tonight. 958 00:45:08,714 --> 00:45:12,506 Those are two schools that had the shootings. 959 00:45:12,589 --> 00:45:15,756 And so the students are traveling on a bus 960 00:45:15,839 --> 00:45:20,214 all across the country to go talk to people about 961 00:45:20,297 --> 00:45:22,798 -what they're doing now. -Ulysses: Wait, but... 962 00:45:24,130 --> 00:45:25,839 Mm-hmm. That's how they're spending their summer. 963 00:45:27,255 --> 00:45:29,089 Amy: What are they gonna be talking about? 964 00:45:29,172 --> 00:45:30,381 (Ulysses speaks) 965 00:45:30,464 --> 00:45:31,798 Henry: What does that mean? 966 00:45:31,881 --> 00:45:35,339 The laws about how you can carry around guns. 967 00:45:36,089 --> 00:45:38,089 -What kind of guns you can use. -Well then, why was that guy 968 00:45:38,172 --> 00:45:39,714 carrying a machine gun at the... 969 00:45:39,798 --> 00:45:42,214 -at the parade? -Amy: Oh, that's right. 970 00:45:42,297 --> 00:45:45,214 So, we were at the March for Our Lives parade 971 00:45:45,297 --> 00:45:47,964 -in El Paso-- -Ulysses: And two guys walked up to Dad with like... 972 00:45:48,047 --> 00:45:50,839 -Yeah. -...AR-15s, they're like, "Ha, ha ha." 973 00:45:51,297 --> 00:45:53,547 -Yeah. -Henry: But why? 974 00:45:53,631 --> 00:45:56,631 Well, because they want to be able to 975 00:45:56,714 --> 00:45:59,005 -keep their guns, -Ulysses: Carry guns. 976 00:45:59,089 --> 00:46:02,130 And they maybe don't wanna change the laws 977 00:46:02,214 --> 00:46:05,673 about guns. And so, they were there... 978 00:46:06,464 --> 00:46:08,756 telling their side of the story. 979 00:46:08,839 --> 00:46:11,381 ♪ ♪ 980 00:46:11,464 --> 00:46:13,506 -(indistinct chattering) -Hi! 981 00:46:13,589 --> 00:46:15,673 -Amy: Amy O'Rourke. -Hi! 982 00:46:16,172 --> 00:46:18,005 What's your name? Marcel. 983 00:46:18,089 --> 00:46:20,172 -So awesome. -Cool, cool. 984 00:46:22,339 --> 00:46:24,381 We were so happy that you're all here 985 00:46:24,464 --> 00:46:25,881 and just appreciate it so much. 986 00:46:25,964 --> 00:46:27,589 Student: Thank you. It was nice to meet you. 987 00:46:27,673 --> 00:46:28,839 Amy: Yeah, you all, too. 988 00:46:30,714 --> 00:46:32,255 McClinton: My name is Marcel McClinton. 989 00:46:32,339 --> 00:46:35,297 I just turned 17, from Houston, Texas. 990 00:46:35,381 --> 00:46:37,422 Excited to be here. Let's get this going. 991 00:46:37,506 --> 00:46:39,047 (cheering) 992 00:46:39,881 --> 00:46:42,130 Student: The weapon that the killer in my school used, 993 00:46:42,214 --> 00:46:44,798 an AR-15, if I were just 18, 994 00:46:44,881 --> 00:46:46,381 and I went to a store, I could buy one. 995 00:46:46,464 --> 00:46:48,464 That's how easy it is. There's no permit. 996 00:46:48,547 --> 00:46:51,464 There's no check. There's absolutely nothing. 997 00:46:51,547 --> 00:46:53,547 Spend a day in my neighborhood. 998 00:46:53,631 --> 00:46:56,673 Spend a day walking the streets and hearing those gunshots and just thinking, 999 00:46:56,756 --> 00:46:59,381 I wonder which kid died today? 1000 00:47:00,339 --> 00:47:02,297 I have one ask of everyone here. 1001 00:47:02,381 --> 00:47:05,130 Other than voting for your kids and your family and yourself, 1002 00:47:05,214 --> 00:47:08,005 if you take your phones out real quick, you'll text Change. 1003 00:47:08,089 --> 00:47:09,631 Student: How do you spell change again? 1004 00:47:09,714 --> 00:47:12,506 C-H-A-N-G-E. 1005 00:47:13,464 --> 00:47:14,881 Cool, thank you. 1006 00:47:16,589 --> 00:47:19,589 (distant train whistle blowing) 1007 00:47:21,214 --> 00:47:24,923 -(phone ringing) -Molly: Mom, I just lost all my research. 1008 00:47:27,631 --> 00:47:30,506 (phone ringing) 1009 00:47:30,589 --> 00:47:33,798 Voicemail: Your call has been forwarded to a system. 1010 00:47:44,339 --> 00:47:46,339 Amy: It's definitely difficult for them. 1011 00:47:46,422 --> 00:47:48,881 There are weeks better than others. 1012 00:47:48,964 --> 00:47:50,589 We've tried to figure out like, 1013 00:47:50,673 --> 00:47:53,047 can you FaceTime at night so you can get to see the kids? 1014 00:47:53,130 --> 00:47:56,673 And for a long time, that was really hard on me. 1015 00:47:56,756 --> 00:47:58,631 It was great for Beto 'cause he would get 1016 00:47:58,714 --> 00:48:00,589 to see their smiling faces before he went to bed, 1017 00:48:00,673 --> 00:48:02,631 but then after they hung up on the phone, 1018 00:48:02,714 --> 00:48:05,881 then they were in tears and really upset. 1019 00:48:05,964 --> 00:48:09,756 So, we actually lately have started writing letters. 1020 00:48:09,839 --> 00:48:11,339 Henry: How do you spell hug, Mom? 1021 00:48:11,422 --> 00:48:14,172 -H-U-- G? -Amy: Yep. 1022 00:48:14,255 --> 00:48:16,631 Will you read us what you've written so far? 1023 00:48:17,047 --> 00:48:20,005 Henry: You are my favorite thing ever, daddy goat. 1024 00:48:20,089 --> 00:48:23,964 I have never seen a dad as good as you. 1025 00:48:24,047 --> 00:48:26,464 You make me happy, 1026 00:48:26,547 --> 00:48:29,464 -very, very much. -Amy: Aw. 1027 00:48:32,464 --> 00:48:36,005 ♪ ♪ 1028 00:48:42,964 --> 00:48:46,422 Beto: I almost never turn on the television. 1029 00:48:46,506 --> 00:48:49,756 I don't wanna watch Fox or CNN. 1030 00:48:49,839 --> 00:48:51,589 And most of what I'm watching on Netflix, 1031 00:48:51,673 --> 00:48:53,089 Amy and I are watching together, 1032 00:48:53,172 --> 00:48:55,089 and so we just kind of have a rule that 1033 00:48:55,172 --> 00:48:57,589 neither of us moves ahead. 1034 00:48:57,673 --> 00:48:59,339 I'm usually reading a book 1035 00:48:59,422 --> 00:49:02,047 that doesn't have anything to do with the race. 1036 00:49:02,756 --> 00:49:04,881 What I actually do do sometimes, 1037 00:49:04,964 --> 00:49:08,714 which is a total waste of time, is go on social media, 1038 00:49:08,798 --> 00:49:12,547 wondering where did the last hour of my life just go? 1039 00:49:27,172 --> 00:49:30,047 I just really miss the kids. 1040 00:49:31,839 --> 00:49:33,673 Elevator: Going down. 1041 00:49:33,756 --> 00:49:36,297 Beto: They're having to live their lives 1042 00:49:36,381 --> 00:49:38,089 without their dad being around, 1043 00:49:38,172 --> 00:49:40,756 and not maybe totally understanding 1044 00:49:40,839 --> 00:49:44,297 why did you choose to leave and go do this? 1045 00:49:44,381 --> 00:49:48,005 You could be here with us, like, you didn't have to go do this. 1046 00:49:49,381 --> 00:49:51,964 Amy told me one day when I called to check in. 1047 00:49:52,047 --> 00:49:53,714 I said, tell what everyone's doing, 1048 00:49:53,798 --> 00:49:55,422 and she said, well, Henry's out playing baseball. 1049 00:49:55,506 --> 00:49:57,130 And I said, well, who's he playing baseball with? 1050 00:49:57,214 --> 00:49:59,297 And she said, he's playing baseball with himself. 1051 00:49:59,381 --> 00:50:00,756 He's just throwing the ball 1052 00:50:00,839 --> 00:50:03,297 up in the air and catching it, which every kid does, 1053 00:50:03,381 --> 00:50:09,005 uh, but for some reason, that was incredibly, you know, um... 1054 00:50:09,089 --> 00:50:11,130 You know, kind of fucked me up a little bit. 1055 00:50:11,214 --> 00:50:15,631 You know, like, I wanna be there doing that with him, and I'm not doing that with him. 1056 00:50:18,089 --> 00:50:20,756 That was a moment that it really kind of hit home for me. 1057 00:50:20,839 --> 00:50:25,464 You know, I've been gone for the better part of two years now. 1058 00:50:27,255 --> 00:50:29,714 ♪ ♪ 1059 00:50:31,589 --> 00:50:34,297 -That's the TV station. -The man's gotta go! 1060 00:50:35,297 --> 00:50:36,547 Okay. 1061 00:50:36,631 --> 00:50:38,089 -Just have a few quick questions for you. -Sure. 1062 00:50:38,172 --> 00:50:41,214 Can you tell me a little about your strategy? 1063 00:50:42,422 --> 00:50:44,589 (speaking Spanish) 1064 00:50:46,547 --> 00:50:49,255 -Cano: Last one. -I'll come back here after this one. 1065 00:50:49,339 --> 00:50:51,297 Um, so, the question's about marijuana. 1066 00:50:51,381 --> 00:50:53,047 -Congressman! -Hi. 1067 00:50:53,130 --> 00:50:55,047 Monique on News Channel 9. How are you? 1068 00:50:55,130 --> 00:50:57,839 -Yes, let's do it. -Do it now. 1069 00:50:57,923 --> 00:50:59,631 (phone beeps) 1070 00:51:03,297 --> 00:51:05,631 I'm having a super hard time right now. 1071 00:51:05,714 --> 00:51:07,756 To have the Wall Street Journal reporter 1072 00:51:07,839 --> 00:51:11,381 asking me 50 questions in an hour to, uh... 1073 00:51:11,464 --> 00:51:14,339 then right away sit down in front of the NPR reporter, 1074 00:51:14,422 --> 00:51:16,005 dance for a little while in front of him, 1075 00:51:16,089 --> 00:51:19,339 and then don't eat, get up, and go into this town hall 1076 00:51:19,422 --> 00:51:21,964 and try to be genuine and direct with people. 1077 00:51:22,047 --> 00:51:24,339 There's just like no time for your brain to relax 1078 00:51:24,422 --> 00:51:27,047 and unclench, and it fucking sucks. 1079 00:51:27,130 --> 00:51:29,381 Did you do notes for the last trip? 1080 00:51:29,464 --> 00:51:32,214 I haven't because we're still doing it. 1081 00:51:33,172 --> 00:51:36,756 -I don't know. -I really think we need to sit down with David, you, me, 1082 00:51:36,839 --> 00:51:38,381 -Joey, and-- -I believe-- 1083 00:51:38,464 --> 00:51:39,923 We keep saying we need to do that, 1084 00:51:40,005 --> 00:51:41,881 -and we just haven't done it. -We haven't had a chance. 1085 00:51:41,964 --> 00:51:44,547 Beto: Coming in late, when we're only gonna spend 1086 00:51:44,631 --> 00:51:47,005 40 minutes is shitty, and... 1087 00:51:47,089 --> 00:51:49,297 you gotta keep us on a better schedule. 1088 00:51:55,172 --> 00:51:56,798 (exhales) 1089 00:51:58,172 --> 00:51:59,964 Cano: People are gonna be like, hey, I emailed you, 1090 00:52:00,047 --> 00:52:01,839 or hey, I called you, or hey, you didn't 1091 00:52:01,923 --> 00:52:04,464 follow up with this or you weren't able to help me and so... 1092 00:52:04,547 --> 00:52:06,422 You just-- The accountability... 1093 00:52:06,506 --> 00:52:08,422 -is much higher. -Evans: The worst is 1094 00:52:08,506 --> 00:52:09,673 sometimes they'll add Beto. 1095 00:52:09,756 --> 00:52:11,130 And then he'll be like, you didn't-- 1096 00:52:11,214 --> 00:52:13,005 What the fuck, you didn't email this person back? 1097 00:52:13,089 --> 00:52:14,923 I'm like, you know where I've been! 1098 00:52:15,005 --> 00:52:16,923 He's like, figure it out. Get it done. 1099 00:52:17,005 --> 00:52:18,756 -Figure out how to get it done. -If you get 1100 00:52:18,839 --> 00:52:22,589 like 109 emails in a day, 1101 00:52:23,130 --> 00:52:24,631 and you respond to 108 of them, 1102 00:52:24,714 --> 00:52:27,798 he will find the one person you didn't respond to. 1103 00:52:27,881 --> 00:52:29,589 -And then he doesn't take excuses. -No. 1104 00:52:29,673 --> 00:52:32,798 -You can't ever say "Well, you know--" -You never, you just can't-- 1105 00:52:32,881 --> 00:52:34,798 I'm deathly ill, Beto. You don't understand. 1106 00:52:34,881 --> 00:52:37,047 -You just do it. He does it, right? -Figure it out. 1107 00:52:38,881 --> 00:52:41,923 ♪ ♪ 1108 00:52:49,839 --> 00:52:51,964 Beto: Hi. Thank you for welcoming us. 1109 00:52:52,047 --> 00:52:54,798 Woman: Thank you so much for finding interest in this work. 1110 00:52:54,881 --> 00:52:56,339 One of the things I did wanna share is that 1111 00:52:56,422 --> 00:53:00,381 in the state of Texas, 220,000 young adults 1112 00:53:00,464 --> 00:53:02,005 will be arrested annually. 1113 00:53:02,089 --> 00:53:04,422 Out of a population of 27, 28 million, 220,000. 1114 00:53:04,506 --> 00:53:05,881 Woman: Of young adults. 1115 00:53:05,964 --> 00:53:08,130 -And that's just young adults? -That's just young adults. 1116 00:53:08,214 --> 00:53:12,881 We have more black bodies behind bars in Texas 1117 00:53:12,964 --> 00:53:15,005 than we do in higher learning. 1118 00:53:15,089 --> 00:53:16,339 Wow. 1119 00:53:16,422 --> 00:53:17,964 Frizell: I was a judge for 19 years. 1120 00:53:18,047 --> 00:53:20,214 I've had people come to me as a district judge and say 1121 00:53:20,297 --> 00:53:22,089 "Judge, I'm a different person now. 1122 00:53:22,172 --> 00:53:24,756 I really want my record to reflect who I am." 1123 00:53:25,255 --> 00:53:27,798 Think about the decisions we made when we were 17. 1124 00:53:27,881 --> 00:53:30,255 -But for the grace of God go I. -(laughter) 1125 00:53:31,047 --> 00:53:32,714 At the age of 21, 1126 00:53:32,798 --> 00:53:35,047 I was arrested for criminal trespass, 1127 00:53:35,130 --> 00:53:37,589 and spent the night in the county jail, 1128 00:53:37,673 --> 00:53:40,005 uh, was able to make bail. 1129 00:53:40,089 --> 00:53:42,881 Couple years later, um... 1130 00:53:42,964 --> 00:53:45,881 I made another far more serious mistake, 1131 00:53:45,964 --> 00:53:48,381 and drove under the influence 1132 00:53:48,464 --> 00:53:49,798 and was arrested. 1133 00:53:49,881 --> 00:53:51,964 As bad as those mistakes were, 1134 00:53:52,047 --> 00:53:53,923 as a young white man 1135 00:53:54,005 --> 00:53:57,547 who had parents who could afford to help me make bail, 1136 00:53:57,631 --> 00:53:59,798 I really did not face the consequences 1137 00:53:59,881 --> 00:54:01,297 that so many others, 1138 00:54:01,381 --> 00:54:03,339 if they did not come from my same background, 1139 00:54:03,422 --> 00:54:04,673 if they did not look like me, 1140 00:54:04,756 --> 00:54:07,255 would have faced. I just did not know that. 1141 00:54:07,339 --> 00:54:09,881 Jara: And this is just the reality of our community. 1142 00:54:09,964 --> 00:54:12,923 People are incarcerated for simple traffic tickets 1143 00:54:13,005 --> 00:54:14,214 that they couldn't pay for 1144 00:54:14,297 --> 00:54:16,547 because they didn't have the money. 1145 00:54:16,631 --> 00:54:19,714 ♪ ♪ 1146 00:54:21,506 --> 00:54:24,255 -(applause) -Beto: Hey! 1147 00:54:24,339 --> 00:54:25,547 Thank you for the opportunity 1148 00:54:25,631 --> 00:54:27,839 to be here with you today, for welcoming us. 1149 00:54:27,923 --> 00:54:29,756 First, I wanna hear what's on your minds, 1150 00:54:29,839 --> 00:54:32,839 and so if you'll raise your hand, I'll call on you, 1151 00:54:32,923 --> 00:54:35,172 and we'll just begin the conversation. Sir? 1152 00:54:35,255 --> 00:54:37,673 Man: I kind of wanted to know if you found that disrespectful-- 1153 00:54:37,756 --> 00:54:40,255 the NFL players kneeling during the national anthems? 1154 00:54:40,339 --> 00:54:42,422 Just I find it incredibly frustrating 1155 00:54:42,506 --> 00:54:44,381 that people seem to be okay with that. 1156 00:54:45,255 --> 00:54:47,005 My short answer is no. 1157 00:54:47,089 --> 00:54:48,422 I don't think it's disrespectful. 1158 00:54:48,506 --> 00:54:50,673 -Here's my longer answer-- -(applause, cheers) 1159 00:54:50,756 --> 00:54:53,005 Try to make sure that I get this right. 1160 00:54:55,130 --> 00:54:59,130 The freedoms that we have were purchased not just by those in uniform, 1161 00:54:59,214 --> 00:55:00,673 and they definitely were, 1162 00:55:00,756 --> 00:55:04,130 but also by those who took their lives into their hands 1163 00:55:04,214 --> 00:55:05,589 riding those Greyhound buses. 1164 00:55:05,673 --> 00:55:07,881 The Freedom Riders in the Deep South 1165 00:55:07,964 --> 00:55:09,798 -in the 1960s... -(applause) 1166 00:55:09,881 --> 00:55:11,547 ...who knew full well 1167 00:55:11,631 --> 00:55:14,047 that they would be arrested, and they were. 1168 00:55:15,381 --> 00:55:17,464 Peaceful, non-violent protests, 1169 00:55:17,547 --> 00:55:19,631 including taking a knee 1170 00:55:19,714 --> 00:55:21,673 at a football game, to point out 1171 00:55:21,756 --> 00:55:24,422 that black men, unarmed, 1172 00:55:24,506 --> 00:55:28,381 black teenagers, unarmed, and black children, unarmed, 1173 00:55:28,464 --> 00:55:29,839 are being killed 1174 00:55:29,923 --> 00:55:31,673 at a frightening level right now, 1175 00:55:31,756 --> 00:55:34,547 including by members of law enforcement, 1176 00:55:34,631 --> 00:55:37,464 without accountability and without justice... 1177 00:55:37,547 --> 00:55:40,089 Evans: I knew it was going viral when it came out of his mouth. 1178 00:55:40,172 --> 00:55:42,422 This younger African American woman looks at me 1179 00:55:42,506 --> 00:55:43,881 and is like, you hearing this? 1180 00:55:43,964 --> 00:55:45,631 And I was like, yeah! Oh my gosh, I'm hearing it! 1181 00:55:45,714 --> 00:55:48,881 And she's like, that's amazing! And I was like, yeah! 1182 00:55:48,964 --> 00:55:51,506 And I can think of nothing more American 1183 00:55:51,589 --> 00:55:54,506 than to peacefully stand up or take a knee 1184 00:55:54,589 --> 00:55:55,839 for your rights, 1185 00:55:55,923 --> 00:55:58,464 -anytime, anywhere, anyplace. -(applause) 1186 00:55:58,547 --> 00:56:00,547 So thank you very much for asking the question. 1187 00:56:00,631 --> 00:56:03,339 Evans: It just went and it went, and it kept going. 1188 00:56:03,422 --> 00:56:05,005 It went national. 1189 00:56:05,089 --> 00:56:06,339 Reporters, too. 1190 00:56:06,422 --> 00:56:08,089 Hey, Chris, we'd love to have Beto on this week. 1191 00:56:08,172 --> 00:56:10,839 Oh! Now you know his name! 1192 00:56:10,923 --> 00:56:14,005 Greg Groogan: Beto O'Rourke is blowing up the Internet. 1193 00:56:14,089 --> 00:56:16,756 Nicole Wallace: O'Rourke's full four-minute answer has gone viral. 1194 00:56:16,839 --> 00:56:19,714 Daniel Marin: Catching the attention of many celebrities. 1195 00:56:19,798 --> 00:56:21,422 (Tweets) 1196 00:56:22,589 --> 00:56:24,756 I saw it, I tweeted it, and I wanted 1197 00:56:24,839 --> 00:56:26,798 to meet you right away, so thank you for being here. 1198 00:56:26,881 --> 00:56:28,881 -Thanks for having me on. -Yeah. 1199 00:56:28,964 --> 00:56:30,089 -Yeah. -(cheering) 1200 00:56:30,172 --> 00:56:32,589 Please welcome, Congressman Beto O'Rourke. 1201 00:56:32,673 --> 00:56:34,589 (cheering) 1202 00:56:34,673 --> 00:56:36,964 Ascending to progressive rock star status 1203 00:56:37,047 --> 00:56:39,172 may not translate to additional votes. 1204 00:56:39,255 --> 00:56:40,589 Their saying there's nothing more American 1205 00:56:40,673 --> 00:56:42,756 than taking a knee? Spare me. 1206 00:56:42,839 --> 00:56:45,047 This guy does not represent Texas values. 1207 00:56:45,130 --> 00:56:47,547 Cruz: I gotta say, I can think of 1208 00:56:47,631 --> 00:56:49,381 some things more American. 1209 00:56:49,464 --> 00:56:52,172 How about every soldier and sailor and airman and Marine 1210 00:56:52,255 --> 00:56:55,255 that is out there, fighting to defend this nation? 1211 00:56:55,339 --> 00:56:57,255 (cheering) 1212 00:57:00,839 --> 00:57:02,214 (Evans speaks) 1213 00:57:02,297 --> 00:57:03,839 Does he say that I hate America? 1214 00:57:03,923 --> 00:57:05,464 (Evans speaking) 1215 00:57:11,714 --> 00:57:14,339 Who talks about mainstreams anymore? 1216 00:57:14,422 --> 00:57:17,255 Hey, you know what one thing that may or may not be helpful, 1217 00:57:17,339 --> 00:57:19,589 Chris, when you're talking to these reporters, 1218 00:57:19,673 --> 00:57:21,464 is what... 1219 00:57:21,547 --> 00:57:24,964 If you wanna know who the guy is, ask him a question, and he's just fucking honest. 1220 00:57:25,047 --> 00:57:28,214 Sometimes, it's wonderful, sometimes it causes us 1221 00:57:28,297 --> 00:57:29,631 -no end of misery. -Yeah. 1222 00:57:29,714 --> 00:57:30,673 Evans: Yeah. 1223 00:57:30,756 --> 00:57:32,839 (Beto speaking) 1224 00:57:36,839 --> 00:57:39,547 Beto: And I can think of nothing more American 1225 00:57:39,631 --> 00:57:42,631 than to peacefully stand up or take a knee 1226 00:57:42,714 --> 00:57:44,089 for your rights, 1227 00:57:44,172 --> 00:57:46,673 anytime, anywhere, anyplace. 1228 00:57:46,756 --> 00:57:48,589 Man: Nothing more American? 1229 00:57:48,673 --> 00:57:50,589 Liberal Hollywood was thrilled, 1230 00:57:50,673 --> 00:57:52,047 but do Texans agree? 1231 00:57:52,130 --> 00:57:54,756 I gave two legs for this country, I'm not able to stand, 1232 00:57:54,839 --> 00:57:57,005 but I sure expect you to stand for me 1233 00:57:57,089 --> 00:57:59,506 when that national anthem is being played. 1234 00:57:59,589 --> 00:58:00,673 (applause) 1235 00:58:00,756 --> 00:58:03,756 Man: In November, where will you stand? 1236 00:58:03,839 --> 00:58:06,673 Cruz: I'm Ted Cruz, and I approve this message. 1237 00:58:10,547 --> 00:58:12,714 Yeah. Wow. 1238 00:58:12,798 --> 00:58:15,172 Wysong: So, the Cruz campaign, they've got their negative hit, 1239 00:58:15,255 --> 00:58:17,631 and that's what they wanted. 1240 00:58:17,714 --> 00:58:21,798 We're seeing a ton, almost exclusively negative ads now, 1241 00:58:21,881 --> 00:58:24,631 um, on TV, and subsequently, 1242 00:58:24,714 --> 00:58:28,005 Beto's favorability have gone downward. 1243 00:58:28,089 --> 00:58:30,798 Cameraman: So, do you guys now have to attack Cruz? 1244 00:58:30,881 --> 00:58:34,005 Wysong: I just don't think it's the campaign that Beto wants to run, 1245 00:58:34,089 --> 00:58:35,839 but it's certainly super-effective. 1246 00:58:35,923 --> 00:58:39,047 Woman: Open borders, open season for drug traffickers, 1247 00:58:39,130 --> 00:58:40,798 MS-13. 1248 00:58:40,881 --> 00:58:42,631 That's too much risk... 1249 00:58:45,089 --> 00:58:46,589 (indistinct chatter) 1250 00:58:46,673 --> 00:58:48,005 Casey: How many days away are we? 1251 00:58:48,089 --> 00:58:49,589 Twenty-two? Is that right? 1252 00:58:49,673 --> 00:58:51,297 -Man: Yep. -(whispers): Is it 22? 1253 00:58:51,381 --> 00:58:53,547 -Woman (on phone): Twenty-two. -Twenty-two! 1254 00:58:53,631 --> 00:58:56,297 Woman: A week before early. 1255 00:58:56,381 --> 00:58:58,673 -I know. -(over phone): Hey, this is Alex... 1256 00:58:58,756 --> 00:59:01,798 Casey: So, it's hard right now because there's a poll out there, 1257 00:59:01,881 --> 00:59:03,339 the Quinnipiac poll, 1258 00:59:03,422 --> 00:59:05,547 and it did not show any difference 1259 00:59:05,631 --> 00:59:07,172 between September to now, 1260 00:59:07,255 --> 00:59:09,714 and it showed Beto down by nine. 1261 00:59:09,798 --> 00:59:13,631 I wonder is it because of all the negative attack ads on Beto? 1262 00:59:13,714 --> 00:59:15,839 Is it because we're not punching back hard enough? 1263 00:59:15,923 --> 00:59:18,089 (man speaking over phone) 1264 00:59:24,964 --> 00:59:27,506 Casey: Everyone will tell you that you can't beat an incumbent 1265 00:59:27,589 --> 00:59:29,214 without going negative. 1266 00:59:29,297 --> 00:59:32,422 So, we are trying to defeat that theory, 1267 00:59:32,506 --> 00:59:35,422 um, but at the same time, when you see a poll out 1268 00:59:35,506 --> 00:59:37,172 where we're still down by nine, 1269 00:59:37,255 --> 00:59:39,964 everyone is telling you you're doing it wrong. 1270 00:59:40,047 --> 00:59:41,923 -Everyone. -(cameraman speaking) 1271 00:59:42,005 --> 00:59:43,214 All the time. 1272 00:59:43,297 --> 00:59:45,422 So, I just wanna emphasize to everyone 1273 00:59:45,506 --> 00:59:47,255 that although the debate starts at 8:00, 1274 00:59:47,339 --> 00:59:48,756 we wanna have everyone there 1275 00:59:48,839 --> 00:59:51,047 by 7:00 so that they get in. 1276 00:59:51,130 --> 00:59:53,214 We have a debate with Ted Cruz tomorrow night. 1277 00:59:53,297 --> 00:59:57,255 It gives Beto the ability to really punch back. 1278 00:59:57,339 --> 00:59:59,130 I'm totally anxious. 1279 00:59:59,214 --> 01:00:03,422 Oh! I don't even know if I can sit there through it. Aah. 1280 01:00:03,506 --> 01:00:05,923 ♪ ♪ 1281 01:00:06,005 --> 01:00:09,839 (indistinct chattering) 1282 01:00:12,506 --> 01:00:13,923 This is my camera right here, 1283 01:00:14,005 --> 01:00:16,881 so you know, I'm able to do this. 1284 01:00:18,130 --> 01:00:19,798 Man: We'll bring you out a minute or two 1285 01:00:19,881 --> 01:00:22,756 before the actual debate begins, and we'll have you 1286 01:00:22,839 --> 01:00:26,547 come out from around this corner as we introduce the candidates. 1287 01:00:27,464 --> 01:00:29,464 (Beto speaks) 1288 01:00:31,464 --> 01:00:33,172 -Sarah. -Beto: Sarah. 1289 01:00:36,756 --> 01:00:40,381 ♪ ♪ 1290 01:00:54,547 --> 01:00:56,589 ♪ ♪ 1291 01:01:04,798 --> 01:01:06,089 (woman speaks) 1292 01:01:06,172 --> 01:01:07,673 Beto: Cool, thanks. 1293 01:01:08,172 --> 01:01:09,798 Jason Whitely: We welcome our viewers from across the state 1294 01:01:09,881 --> 01:01:11,172 watching this debate live tonight 1295 01:01:11,255 --> 01:01:14,172 in all corners of Texas, so let's get right to it. 1296 01:01:14,255 --> 01:01:16,464 Congressman O'Rourke voted in favor 1297 01:01:16,547 --> 01:01:18,673 of a $10 a barrel tax 1298 01:01:18,756 --> 01:01:22,005 on every barrel of oil produced in the state of Texas. 1299 01:01:22,089 --> 01:01:25,422 This is what you can expect over the course of this debate. 1300 01:01:25,506 --> 01:01:27,422 Senator Cruz is not going to be honest with you. 1301 01:01:27,506 --> 01:01:29,881 He's gonna make up positions and votes 1302 01:01:29,964 --> 01:01:32,005 that I've never held or have ever taken. 1303 01:01:32,089 --> 01:01:34,756 He's dishonest. It's why the president called him Lying Ted, 1304 01:01:34,839 --> 01:01:38,005 and it's why the nickname stuck because it's true. 1305 01:01:38,089 --> 01:01:39,756 -Wysong: Right that down. -Beto: Senator Cruz, 1306 01:01:39,839 --> 01:01:42,089 who shut down the government of the United States of America, 1307 01:01:42,172 --> 01:01:43,798 for 16 days, perhaps because he thought 1308 01:01:43,881 --> 01:01:45,839 too many people had too much healthcare. 1309 01:01:45,923 --> 01:01:48,422 -Cruz: Not true. -I want people to have more healthcare. 1310 01:01:48,506 --> 01:01:50,297 Congressman O'Rourke has come out 1311 01:01:50,381 --> 01:01:51,839 for impeaching President Trump. 1312 01:01:51,923 --> 01:01:53,714 If Congressman O'Rourke has his way, 1313 01:01:53,798 --> 01:01:56,381 two years of a partisan circus. 1314 01:01:56,464 --> 01:01:59,547 Really interesting to hear you talk about a partisan circus 1315 01:01:59,631 --> 01:02:03,297 -after your last six years in the US Senate. -(audience laughing) 1316 01:02:04,464 --> 01:02:05,506 Listen, 1317 01:02:05,589 --> 01:02:07,214 if you have this special relationship 1318 01:02:07,297 --> 01:02:08,214 with President Trump, 1319 01:02:08,297 --> 01:02:10,881 then where is the result of that? 1320 01:02:10,964 --> 01:02:13,047 You were all talk and no action. 1321 01:02:13,130 --> 01:02:15,214 We need a senator who will work with the president... 1322 01:02:15,297 --> 01:02:18,214 -Whitely: That is your time. -Beto: ...and stand up to him where we must. 1323 01:02:18,297 --> 01:02:20,631 Whitely: Mr. Cruz, Mr. O'Rourke, thank you for sharing tonight. 1324 01:02:20,714 --> 01:02:22,881 -We appreciate that. -Forgany: Thank you very much. 1325 01:02:22,964 --> 01:02:24,673 (applause) 1326 01:02:24,756 --> 01:02:26,964 (cheering) 1327 01:02:30,339 --> 01:02:33,339 Beto: Charlotte was emoting everything I needed to say 1328 01:02:33,422 --> 01:02:35,881 -in the front row. -(laughter) 1329 01:02:35,964 --> 01:02:38,214 Like, every time Ted Cruz was talking, you were like, 1330 01:02:38,297 --> 01:02:41,172 -(mouthing)" "What the fuck is he talking about?" -(laughter) 1331 01:02:43,172 --> 01:02:45,089 Beto: You did, you did. You kept me focused. 1332 01:02:45,172 --> 01:02:47,172 Oh my gosh. 1333 01:02:49,005 --> 01:02:50,506 Mm. 1334 01:02:53,673 --> 01:02:55,506 (laughing) 1335 01:03:06,005 --> 01:03:07,130 Nice job. 1336 01:03:10,673 --> 01:03:12,506 (laughter) 1337 01:03:13,673 --> 01:03:14,839 Did we do all right, Wysong? 1338 01:03:14,923 --> 01:03:16,547 -Yeah. -Were there tears? 1339 01:03:16,631 --> 01:03:18,130 (Wysong speaks) 1340 01:03:18,214 --> 01:03:19,756 (laughing) 1341 01:03:19,839 --> 01:03:22,047 Dana Bash: You've been saying that people are sick of the pettiness 1342 01:03:22,130 --> 01:03:24,506 in politics, yet during Tuesday's debate 1343 01:03:24,589 --> 01:03:26,255 that you had with Senator Cruz, 1344 01:03:26,339 --> 01:03:28,714 you took a page right out of President Trump's playbook, 1345 01:03:28,798 --> 01:03:31,255 and you called Senator Cruz "Lying Ted." 1346 01:03:31,339 --> 01:03:32,422 Why did you do that? 1347 01:03:32,756 --> 01:03:35,172 Perhaps, in the heat of the moment, 1348 01:03:35,255 --> 01:03:36,464 I took a step too far. 1349 01:03:36,547 --> 01:03:39,631 -Do you regret it? -You know... (stammering) 1350 01:03:39,714 --> 01:03:41,714 -I don't... -(laughter) 1351 01:03:41,798 --> 01:03:44,130 I don't know that that's the way that I wanna be 1352 01:03:44,214 --> 01:03:45,673 talking in this campaign. 1353 01:03:45,756 --> 01:03:48,130 ♪ ♪ 1354 01:03:48,214 --> 01:03:50,631 Newsman: With little time left in the Texas senate race, 1355 01:03:50,714 --> 01:03:53,297 both candidates are pulling out all the stops. 1356 01:03:53,381 --> 01:03:56,589 Groogan: Incumbent Ted Cruz is calling in the cavalry, 1357 01:03:56,673 --> 01:03:59,464 and President Donald Trump is answering the call. 1358 01:03:59,547 --> 01:04:01,464 I'm not on the ballot, but in a certain way, 1359 01:04:01,547 --> 01:04:03,839 I'm on the ballot, so please go out and vote. 1360 01:04:03,923 --> 01:04:05,673 Newsman: Coming into the final stretch, 1361 01:04:05,756 --> 01:04:09,589 O'Rourke's outreach is focused on young people and minorities. 1362 01:04:09,673 --> 01:04:12,339 Newsman 2: Nearly 60,000 people turned out 1363 01:04:12,422 --> 01:04:14,255 to see soul singer Leon Bridges 1364 01:04:14,339 --> 01:04:16,130 and country legend Willie Nelson 1365 01:04:16,214 --> 01:04:17,547 at a rally in Austin tonight. 1366 01:04:17,631 --> 01:04:21,255 There are 250 voter registrars here today, 1367 01:04:21,339 --> 01:04:23,631 willing to help you get registered to vote. 1368 01:04:23,714 --> 01:04:27,547 -You gonna be there? -(crowd roaring) 1369 01:04:32,047 --> 01:04:33,547 Salas: This outta the way so that way 1370 01:04:33,631 --> 01:04:35,756 we can see the little front part where it says register to vote. 1371 01:04:35,839 --> 01:04:37,673 No, I think I'm gonna do it 1372 01:04:37,756 --> 01:04:39,964 somewhere out here because I want the foot traffic. 1373 01:04:41,422 --> 01:04:43,839 There we go. We are over here 1374 01:04:43,923 --> 01:04:46,130 at Cine El Rey, downtown McAllen. 1375 01:04:46,214 --> 01:04:48,339 It's about to be seven o'clock. 1376 01:04:48,422 --> 01:04:50,297 It's the last day to register to vote, 1377 01:04:50,381 --> 01:04:52,339 and so we're out here, making sure that 1378 01:04:52,422 --> 01:04:54,714 everybody in the community has an opportunity. 1379 01:04:54,798 --> 01:04:56,881 Gonna be here until midnight. 1380 01:04:56,964 --> 01:04:59,089 This is one of the hardest places in the country 1381 01:04:59,172 --> 01:05:00,839 to organize. 1382 01:05:00,923 --> 01:05:02,255 What works in other places 1383 01:05:02,339 --> 01:05:04,089 absolutely does not work here. 1384 01:05:04,172 --> 01:05:06,422 I mean, the apathy is disgusting, 1385 01:05:06,506 --> 01:05:08,339 and it's real. 1386 01:05:08,422 --> 01:05:10,214 -So real. -Yeah. 1387 01:05:10,297 --> 01:05:12,047 I mean, I hope I'm wrong. I hope-- 1388 01:05:12,130 --> 01:05:14,005 I'm hopeful. I think there is already-- 1389 01:05:14,089 --> 01:05:15,673 I think there's already 1390 01:05:15,756 --> 01:05:17,339 a wave of something, a small ripple-- 1391 01:05:17,422 --> 01:05:20,005 -I think that there is a ripple. -A small ripple. 1392 01:05:20,714 --> 01:05:22,130 Y'all registered to vote? 1393 01:05:22,798 --> 01:05:24,214 Uh, no. 1394 01:05:24,297 --> 01:05:27,172 No? You don't wanna register to vote? Today's the last day. 1395 01:05:28,005 --> 01:05:29,673 -Girls: No. -All right, thank you. 1396 01:05:29,756 --> 01:05:32,381 Salas: Hey, are you guys registered to vote? It only takes two minutes! 1397 01:05:32,464 --> 01:05:34,422 -Today's the last day. -(man speaks) 1398 01:05:34,506 --> 01:05:35,464 Okay. 1399 01:05:36,673 --> 01:05:38,297 -I know they're lying. -They're lying, of course. 1400 01:05:38,381 --> 01:05:40,631 Martinez: Are you all registered to vote? 1401 01:05:40,714 --> 01:05:43,089 Today's the last day to register to vote. 1402 01:05:43,172 --> 01:05:46,130 -You registered? -It takes two minutes. 1403 01:05:46,214 --> 01:05:47,714 (man speaks) 1404 01:05:47,798 --> 01:05:49,172 Man (laughs): I want to drink a beer. 1405 01:05:49,255 --> 01:05:51,089 Salas: Today's the last day! If you know any friends, 1406 01:05:51,172 --> 01:05:52,839 tell them to come register! 1407 01:05:54,255 --> 01:05:57,673 She'll change her mind when they start taking away her rights. 1408 01:06:01,714 --> 01:06:04,839 (indistinct chatter) 1409 01:06:05,798 --> 01:06:07,464 Beto: This state should lead the way, 1410 01:06:07,547 --> 01:06:10,381 not only in ending the prohibition of marijuana... 1411 01:06:10,464 --> 01:06:12,756 -(cheering) -...but expunging the records for everyone 1412 01:06:12,839 --> 01:06:15,130 arrested for possession of a substance 1413 01:06:15,214 --> 01:06:18,339 that is legal in most of the rest of the country. 1414 01:06:18,422 --> 01:06:20,923 -(cheering continues) -We can lead on that as well! 1415 01:06:21,005 --> 01:06:22,589 Amy: When I'm on the road with Beto, 1416 01:06:22,673 --> 01:06:26,422 we're totally energized by everybody else's enthusiasm. 1417 01:06:26,506 --> 01:06:29,631 That you're like, how can we not win this? 1418 01:06:29,714 --> 01:06:31,005 We're gonna do it. 1419 01:06:31,089 --> 01:06:32,964 And so, that's when you wonder, you know, 1420 01:06:33,047 --> 01:06:35,798 are you in a bubble when you're out there talking with folks 1421 01:06:35,881 --> 01:06:38,714 and feeling that energy and, you know, 1422 01:06:38,798 --> 01:06:42,089 what are our chances and are we gonna be able to pull this off? 1423 01:06:46,047 --> 01:06:47,631 Amy: Hey, guys! 1424 01:06:47,714 --> 01:06:50,339 -(chattering) -Whoop! Come on. I'm sorry. Here. Come over here. 1425 01:06:50,422 --> 01:06:52,172 -Ulysses: Look at my hands. -(Amy gasps) 1426 01:06:52,255 --> 01:06:54,881 -Ulysses: They're frozen. -Amy: Here you go. 1427 01:06:55,923 --> 01:06:57,547 Amy: How was school? 1428 01:06:57,631 --> 01:06:58,881 Ulysses: Good. 1429 01:06:58,964 --> 01:07:00,673 -Amy: Anything interesting? -Ulysses: No. 1430 01:07:00,756 --> 01:07:01,798 -Molly: Uh-uh. -Amy: Nothing? 1431 01:07:01,881 --> 01:07:02,923 Molly: No. 1432 01:07:05,714 --> 01:07:09,047 Amy: On Friday, and I'll be back before you get out of school. 1433 01:07:13,089 --> 01:07:15,881 Ulysses: Usually, it's my dad who isn't here very much, 1434 01:07:15,964 --> 01:07:20,130 but now, like, my mom's gone probably, like, three days a week now. 1435 01:07:20,214 --> 01:07:24,255 And so for half of the week, there's, like, no one there. 1436 01:07:25,422 --> 01:07:28,214 Then can I just go to Paco's house? 1437 01:07:28,297 --> 01:07:29,422 Amy: To sleep over? 1438 01:07:29,506 --> 01:07:31,589 I think you're gonna stay with Meemaw. 1439 01:07:33,923 --> 01:07:35,381 (sighs) 1440 01:07:35,464 --> 01:07:37,673 Ulysses: I'm ready for it to be over. 1441 01:07:44,172 --> 01:07:46,506 Zack Malitz: Okay. Tuesday, November 6th 1442 01:07:46,589 --> 01:07:48,589 is the day the world ends. 1443 01:07:48,673 --> 01:07:51,714 -(laughter) -There is no day after that. 1444 01:07:51,798 --> 01:07:53,881 What we have to do if we wanna win 1445 01:07:53,964 --> 01:07:55,381 is we need to turn out 1446 01:07:55,464 --> 01:07:58,923 a million more voters than would vote in a normal midterm. 1447 01:07:59,005 --> 01:08:01,172 There is nothing more effective 1448 01:08:01,255 --> 01:08:02,714 than person to person contact, 1449 01:08:02,798 --> 01:08:05,756 at increasing voter turnout. And so, if we... 1450 01:08:05,839 --> 01:08:07,547 tap quietly on the door 1451 01:08:07,631 --> 01:08:09,047 and then run away, 1452 01:08:09,130 --> 01:08:11,089 -we are not gonna net a lot of votes. -(laughter) 1453 01:08:11,964 --> 01:08:13,297 We have to get the doors open. 1454 01:08:13,381 --> 01:08:15,297 -If someone is in the house... -(applause) 1455 01:08:15,381 --> 01:08:16,798 ...we have to get them to come out! 1456 01:08:16,881 --> 01:08:19,089 (cheering) 1457 01:08:19,172 --> 01:08:21,089 I love that you're applauding for that! 1458 01:08:21,172 --> 01:08:22,339 That is the best thing! 1459 01:08:24,297 --> 01:08:27,506 Elections are a matter of life and death. 1460 01:08:28,172 --> 01:08:31,089 This is possibly the most important thing 1461 01:08:31,172 --> 01:08:33,422 that many of us will do with our lives. 1462 01:08:34,005 --> 01:08:37,130 Beto is moving mountains for this state and for this country. 1463 01:08:37,214 --> 01:08:40,631 It is our job to take it the last mile. 1464 01:08:40,714 --> 01:08:43,005 (cheering) 1465 01:08:43,964 --> 01:08:44,964 All: Phone bank! 1466 01:08:45,714 --> 01:08:46,673 All: Canvas! 1467 01:08:47,255 --> 01:08:48,172 All: Win! 1468 01:08:49,130 --> 01:08:50,714 All: Phone bank, canvas, win! 1469 01:08:50,798 --> 01:08:53,964 Phone bank, canvas, win! Phone bank, canvas, win! 1470 01:08:55,547 --> 01:08:59,172 (applause, cheering) 1471 01:09:01,881 --> 01:09:04,255 (lively chattering) 1472 01:09:07,964 --> 01:09:10,422 Vote, vote, vote, vote, vote... 1473 01:09:12,547 --> 01:09:15,214 (imitates trumpet) 1474 01:09:16,297 --> 01:09:17,589 (Wysong speaking) 1475 01:09:20,506 --> 01:09:22,589 (Evans speaking) 1476 01:09:23,714 --> 01:09:25,798 Yes. Yes, I am, okay? 1477 01:09:25,881 --> 01:09:28,089 This is what nervous energy does. 1478 01:09:28,172 --> 01:09:29,255 Hey, how are you? 1479 01:09:30,422 --> 01:09:32,297 I was calling to see what you're hearing, 1480 01:09:32,381 --> 01:09:34,506 if you're hearing anything other than... 1481 01:09:34,589 --> 01:09:37,089 I don't know, anything. (laughs) 1482 01:09:38,130 --> 01:09:40,506 Yeah. Well, if it looks like 2014, 1483 01:09:40,589 --> 01:09:43,631 then whatever. We can all go home. 1484 01:09:43,714 --> 01:09:45,506 ♪ ♪ 1485 01:09:45,589 --> 01:09:48,047 -(cars honking) -(cheering) 1486 01:09:50,547 --> 01:09:53,381 -(cheering) -Wysong: Historically, campaigns do 1487 01:09:53,464 --> 01:09:55,547 these massive rallies 1488 01:09:55,631 --> 01:09:56,964 while the polls are closed. 1489 01:09:57,047 --> 01:09:59,506 So, we're gonna try to do that a little differently. 1490 01:09:59,589 --> 01:10:01,172 The theory behind all of it is 1491 01:10:01,255 --> 01:10:04,506 to have as many eyes on him doing the thing 1492 01:10:04,589 --> 01:10:05,964 that you want people to do. 1493 01:10:06,047 --> 01:10:08,881 -(noisy chattering) -Do you mind if I get up here? 1494 01:10:08,964 --> 01:10:12,881 (cheering) 1495 01:10:16,506 --> 01:10:19,172 The hope that you have given to me 1496 01:10:19,255 --> 01:10:20,631 and to one another, 1497 01:10:20,714 --> 01:10:23,881 this is the moment where we turn all of that into action. 1498 01:10:23,964 --> 01:10:26,047 (cheering) 1499 01:10:26,130 --> 01:10:28,089 (Evans speaking) 1500 01:10:35,839 --> 01:10:37,005 Wysong: Yeah. 1501 01:10:37,089 --> 01:10:39,047 Cooking with gas! 1502 01:10:39,130 --> 01:10:40,756 (cheering) 1503 01:10:43,297 --> 01:10:45,047 First-time voter! What? 1504 01:10:45,130 --> 01:10:48,798 ♪ ♪ 1505 01:10:48,881 --> 01:10:51,130 There we go! Next! Come on up! Come on up! 1506 01:10:51,798 --> 01:10:53,255 Cano: All right, over here! 1507 01:10:53,339 --> 01:10:54,714 (cheering) 1508 01:10:54,798 --> 01:10:57,339 We must save our democracy! 1509 01:10:58,130 --> 01:10:59,464 I don't wanna go back! 1510 01:10:59,547 --> 01:11:03,422 -I wanna go forward! -(cheering) 1511 01:11:03,506 --> 01:11:06,589 Beto: Thank you all! Thank you very much! 1512 01:11:06,673 --> 01:11:09,047 Thank you! 1513 01:11:09,756 --> 01:11:11,714 All right. Thank you all. 1514 01:11:12,673 --> 01:11:15,756 Oh, thank you. Thank you. 1515 01:11:15,839 --> 01:11:17,547 Oh, thank you. 1516 01:11:18,339 --> 01:11:20,214 Thanks. Yeah. 1517 01:11:23,005 --> 01:11:24,798 (speaking indistinctly) 1518 01:11:24,881 --> 01:11:28,005 (cheering) 1519 01:11:38,673 --> 01:11:40,214 We are. Yeah. 1520 01:11:40,297 --> 01:11:42,756 We're gonna do it, and you're gonna be part of it. 1521 01:11:42,839 --> 01:11:46,547 ♪ ♪ 1522 01:11:48,881 --> 01:11:51,422 Beto: We are 242 years 1523 01:11:51,506 --> 01:11:53,673 in this extraordinary experiment, 1524 01:11:53,756 --> 01:11:55,464 but nothing guarantees us 1525 01:11:55,547 --> 01:11:58,297 another year in this great democracy. 1526 01:11:58,381 --> 01:12:00,130 You all ready to do this? 1527 01:12:00,214 --> 01:12:03,881 (cheering) 1528 01:12:08,839 --> 01:12:11,172 (cameras clicking) 1529 01:12:11,255 --> 01:12:13,130 Newsman: The big caravan is heading 1530 01:12:13,214 --> 01:12:15,339 towards the Texas-Mexico border. 1531 01:12:15,422 --> 01:12:17,506 How would you handle that, what's going on right now? 1532 01:12:17,589 --> 01:12:20,923 I don't think that we need to respond with paranoia and fear, 1533 01:12:21,005 --> 01:12:23,631 the anxiety that some are trying to stoke right now. 1534 01:12:23,714 --> 01:12:26,047 We're bigger, we're better than that. 1535 01:12:26,130 --> 01:12:28,130 Drama unfolding south of the border tonight. 1536 01:12:28,214 --> 01:12:31,214 Thousands of migrants marching north through Mexico, 1537 01:12:31,297 --> 01:12:32,798 hoping to reach the US. 1538 01:12:32,881 --> 01:12:34,339 Newsman: President Trump today tweeting 1539 01:12:34,422 --> 01:12:37,214 "Criminals and unknown Middle Easterners are mixed in." 1540 01:12:37,297 --> 01:12:40,255 And guess what? We're not allowing them in our country. 1541 01:12:42,214 --> 01:12:44,255 Michael: A lot of these are gonna be criminals on the streets. 1542 01:12:44,339 --> 01:12:47,214 What's to assume that they're all automatically criminals? 1543 01:12:47,297 --> 01:12:49,381 You assume it because you have to. 1544 01:12:49,464 --> 01:12:53,089 -Why? -Because you cannot assume it any other way. 1545 01:12:53,172 --> 01:12:56,506 -Why? I don't understand that reasoning. -Let me put it to you this way. 1546 01:12:56,589 --> 01:12:58,506 I look at America as my home. 1547 01:12:59,047 --> 01:13:02,130 Which means if somebody came busting down my door over here, 1548 01:13:02,214 --> 01:13:04,005 and 15 or 20 people walked in here and says, 1549 01:13:04,089 --> 01:13:05,756 "I'm coming in. I wanna live in your house. 1550 01:13:05,839 --> 01:13:08,547 -You're gonna take care of me--" -Maybe it depends on what 1551 01:13:08,631 --> 01:13:10,964 your news source is. That might also have something to do with 1552 01:13:11,047 --> 01:13:12,506 what issues you're seeing. 1553 01:13:12,589 --> 01:13:14,381 Just because I watch Fox News, 1554 01:13:14,464 --> 01:13:16,089 which has liberals on there, by the way. 1555 01:13:16,172 --> 01:13:18,005 Cameraman: So, do you think that this issue 1556 01:13:18,089 --> 01:13:20,130 is impacting how people are voting? 1557 01:13:20,214 --> 01:13:22,714 -Yes, it is. -Yeah, I think so. 1558 01:13:22,798 --> 01:13:23,756 This is-- 1559 01:13:23,839 --> 01:13:26,714 This immigration thing right now 1560 01:13:26,798 --> 01:13:28,964 is the primary issue right now, 1561 01:13:29,047 --> 01:13:30,547 for this whole election. 1562 01:13:30,631 --> 01:13:33,631 Newsman: Beto, what do you make of Cruz and Trump 1563 01:13:33,714 --> 01:13:35,214 talking about the caravan so much? 1564 01:13:35,297 --> 01:13:39,464 Um... Why this is happening now, why the president is... 1565 01:13:39,964 --> 01:13:43,047 stirring these issues up at this moment 1566 01:13:43,130 --> 01:13:45,798 with 24 hours before we decide this election? 1567 01:13:46,547 --> 01:13:49,547 I'll leave that to you to conclude. 1568 01:13:55,881 --> 01:13:57,339 Man: Oh hey, what's up man? 1569 01:13:57,422 --> 01:13:59,339 (indistinct chattering) 1570 01:13:59,422 --> 01:14:01,255 This is the polling place across the street, 1571 01:14:01,339 --> 01:14:02,673 where O'Rourke will vote. 1572 01:14:02,756 --> 01:14:05,339 For O'Rourke to pull off an upset win today, 1573 01:14:05,422 --> 01:14:07,381 he needs gangbusters turnout 1574 01:14:07,464 --> 01:14:08,714 across the state. 1575 01:14:08,798 --> 01:14:10,923 That'll be the story to watch here all day today. 1576 01:14:11,005 --> 01:14:13,297 -(shutters clicking) -Man: Right behind you! 1577 01:14:13,381 --> 01:14:16,172 (indistinct chattering) 1578 01:14:20,297 --> 01:14:21,214 Eh. 1579 01:14:21,297 --> 01:14:22,881 -(laughter) -Huh? She said "Eh." 1580 01:14:24,005 --> 01:14:26,005 -You voted at Mesita? -Wysong: Mm-hmm. 1581 01:14:26,673 --> 01:14:28,881 -There was a line? Good. -Good. 1582 01:14:29,506 --> 01:14:31,381 -(speaking Spanish) -Good morning. 1583 01:14:33,214 --> 01:14:35,631 Congrats. We made it this far. 1584 01:14:35,714 --> 01:14:36,964 Yeah. 1585 01:14:37,047 --> 01:14:39,005 -Amy: How'd it feel voting, Cynthia? -It was good. 1586 01:14:39,089 --> 01:14:41,381 It's a crazy feeling today, right? 1587 01:14:43,381 --> 01:14:46,506 ♪ ♪ 1588 01:14:49,673 --> 01:14:53,172 Gay: Today is the day that we have worked so hard 1589 01:14:53,255 --> 01:14:55,381 for the last two years. 1590 01:14:55,464 --> 01:14:58,798 So, we're here. We're at the cusp of it tonight. 1591 01:14:58,881 --> 01:15:02,506 A full-blown race towards sanity. 1592 01:15:04,297 --> 01:15:07,339 All of us can say we've done everything. 1593 01:15:07,422 --> 01:15:09,964 Everything we could possibly do, 1594 01:15:10,047 --> 01:15:13,297 and we're racing across that finish line. 1595 01:15:13,381 --> 01:15:15,506 (honking) 1596 01:15:15,589 --> 01:15:16,756 Woman: Go Beto! 1597 01:15:16,839 --> 01:15:18,631 Beto, Beto, Beto! 1598 01:15:18,714 --> 01:15:20,506 (honking) 1599 01:15:20,589 --> 01:15:22,631 Can we get a picture? Eric is a first-time voter. 1600 01:15:22,714 --> 01:15:23,673 Yay! 1601 01:15:23,756 --> 01:15:26,255 -First-time voter! -(cheering) 1602 01:15:27,756 --> 01:15:29,631 Do you know what day today is? 1603 01:15:29,714 --> 01:15:30,964 What's today? Do you know? 1604 01:15:31,047 --> 01:15:33,214 Hart: Do you know why today is important? 1605 01:15:34,964 --> 01:15:36,589 Have your parents voted? 1606 01:15:38,547 --> 01:15:39,714 That's good. 1607 01:15:39,798 --> 01:15:41,506 Let's hand out buttons, let's hand out buttons. 1608 01:15:41,589 --> 01:15:43,798 (children clamoring) 1609 01:15:43,881 --> 01:15:46,881 Beautiful. He's got some more, he's got some more. 1610 01:15:48,089 --> 01:15:49,673 Salas: Hi, is Christina home? 1611 01:15:49,756 --> 01:15:51,673 My name's Amanda Salas, I'm with Battleground Texas. 1612 01:15:51,756 --> 01:15:53,255 I'm calling people in your area 1613 01:15:53,339 --> 01:15:56,089 to encourage you to go vote for the Democrats in this election. 1614 01:15:56,172 --> 01:15:58,047 We're calling because it's Election Day. 1615 01:15:58,130 --> 01:15:59,506 Do you know if you'll be voting Democrat 1616 01:15:59,589 --> 01:16:00,839 up and down the ballot today? 1617 01:16:00,923 --> 01:16:03,255 -(ringing) -He's actually-- Oh! 1618 01:16:05,798 --> 01:16:08,839 -(cheering) -Yeah, so he's like... 1619 01:16:08,923 --> 01:16:11,005 (speaking Spanish) 1620 01:16:12,673 --> 01:16:14,130 -I'm like-- -(rings bell) 1621 01:16:15,297 --> 01:16:16,381 Hey, Beto! 1622 01:16:16,464 --> 01:16:17,881 -I voted for you! -You did? 1623 01:16:17,964 --> 01:16:19,756 (cheering) 1624 01:16:21,589 --> 01:16:23,798 No way. Oh my gosh. 1625 01:16:24,464 --> 01:16:26,089 Did you vote already? 1626 01:16:26,798 --> 01:16:28,005 How come? 1627 01:16:28,839 --> 01:16:30,923 -Ah. -No papers? It's okay. 1628 01:16:31,005 --> 01:16:33,255 Then you pray for Beto, okay? Okay. 1629 01:16:33,964 --> 01:16:35,506 There was a meme that described me earlier. 1630 01:16:35,589 --> 01:16:37,047 You know how when you're in a group project, 1631 01:16:37,130 --> 01:16:38,881 and you did all your work, but you don't know 1632 01:16:38,964 --> 01:16:40,422 if everybody else fucked everything up? 1633 01:16:40,506 --> 01:16:42,047 -That's where I'm at right now. -(laughter) 1634 01:16:42,130 --> 01:16:43,464 I know I've been working my ass off, 1635 01:16:43,547 --> 01:16:45,047 but I don't know if everybody else has been. 1636 01:16:45,130 --> 01:16:46,464 Woman: Beto, we've got a fireman 1637 01:16:46,547 --> 01:16:48,422 who voted for the first time right here. 1638 01:16:48,506 --> 01:16:49,547 Beto: First-time voter? 1639 01:16:49,631 --> 01:16:51,673 -Woman: A fireman! -(cheering) 1640 01:16:52,964 --> 01:16:54,631 Have you had a chance to vote yet today? 1641 01:16:55,255 --> 01:16:56,422 Okay. Was there any way we could 1642 01:16:56,506 --> 01:16:58,464 count on your support for Beto? 1643 01:16:59,381 --> 01:17:01,464 -Oh. Thank you. -(door slams) 1644 01:17:02,506 --> 01:17:04,172 Oh my. 1645 01:17:13,130 --> 01:17:14,964 Blitzer: This is the moment our people are waiting for. 1646 01:17:15,047 --> 01:17:17,464 The first results about to come in. 1647 01:17:17,547 --> 01:17:19,339 We're watching it oh so closely. 1648 01:17:19,422 --> 01:17:21,798 A high-stakes night here in Washington. 1649 01:17:21,881 --> 01:17:25,547 We're standing by for the first votes this hour. 1650 01:17:25,631 --> 01:17:28,297 (TV playing indistinctly) 1651 01:17:28,381 --> 01:17:30,464 Okay, guys, you gotta know this. I have offered 1652 01:17:30,547 --> 01:17:34,047 when he wins, if he has to take over Ted Cruz's office, 1653 01:17:34,381 --> 01:17:36,422 I will go do a spiritual cleansing 1654 01:17:36,506 --> 01:17:38,047 on that office. I don't want Cruz cooties 1655 01:17:38,130 --> 01:17:41,339 -on our boy. -(laughing) 1656 01:17:41,422 --> 01:17:42,673 And I mean that. 1657 01:17:42,756 --> 01:17:45,005 -(indistinct chatter) -Ken Batista: It's still early, 1658 01:17:45,089 --> 01:17:47,881 but Democrat Beto O'Rourke has a lead 1659 01:17:47,964 --> 01:17:50,422 on Republican Ted Cruz... 1660 01:17:50,506 --> 01:17:52,464 (cheering) 1661 01:17:52,547 --> 01:17:55,714 All: Beto! Beto! Beto! 1662 01:17:58,589 --> 01:18:00,714 I just can't get excited yet. 1663 01:18:00,798 --> 01:18:02,589 Not at 60%. We're at 60%. 1664 01:18:02,673 --> 01:18:05,547 That's... the margin of error is too close. 1665 01:18:05,631 --> 01:18:07,673 Last time people got excited this early, 1666 01:18:07,756 --> 01:18:09,214 was a presidential election, 1667 01:18:09,297 --> 01:18:11,297 and I can't do that to myself, personally. 1668 01:18:11,381 --> 01:18:14,130 -(cheering) -It's still way too early to call. 1669 01:18:18,464 --> 01:18:20,005 Beto: Hey, Wysong, 1670 01:18:20,089 --> 01:18:23,005 do you wanna go in and just see what it looks like in there? 1671 01:18:23,089 --> 01:18:24,172 What kind of line there is, 1672 01:18:24,255 --> 01:18:25,923 or if there's still people still voting? 1673 01:18:35,339 --> 01:18:37,714 -(laughs) -Yeah. We'll see. 1674 01:18:37,798 --> 01:18:40,964 We need it to continue at some rate. 1675 01:18:43,631 --> 01:18:45,089 Me, too. I'm still hoping it. 1676 01:18:45,172 --> 01:18:48,506 For all of those who are still in line, 1677 01:18:48,589 --> 01:18:50,798 there were a couple polling places that stayed open late 1678 01:18:50,881 --> 01:18:53,714 in Harris County in the Houston area. Stay in line. 1679 01:18:53,798 --> 01:18:56,005 That polling place will stay open as long as it takes 1680 01:18:56,089 --> 01:18:57,631 for the last person in that line 1681 01:18:57,714 --> 01:18:59,964 to get to the front of the line and cast their ballot. 1682 01:19:00,047 --> 01:19:01,964 Beto: Thanks for coming out and voting! 1683 01:19:03,005 --> 01:19:05,589 The lights are now off 1684 01:19:05,673 --> 01:19:08,214 at the polling site, which hopefully, 1685 01:19:08,297 --> 01:19:10,381 that voter got to vote before... 1686 01:19:10,464 --> 01:19:12,130 before they turned it off. 1687 01:19:14,923 --> 01:19:16,214 Blitzer: We're just moments away, 1688 01:19:16,297 --> 01:19:19,172 moments away from this, the biggest round 1689 01:19:19,255 --> 01:19:22,214 of poll-closings tonight. 1690 01:19:24,673 --> 01:19:26,923 Williams: We have a big call, this is out of Texas. 1691 01:19:27,005 --> 01:19:28,839 -All: No! No! - NBC News is projecting 1692 01:19:28,923 --> 01:19:30,547 Ted Cruz will return-- 1693 01:19:30,631 --> 01:19:33,297 -Oh! No! -(groaning) 1694 01:19:33,381 --> 01:19:36,297 And Republicans will be guaranteed control 1695 01:19:36,381 --> 01:19:38,923 of the Senate as a result. 1696 01:19:39,005 --> 01:19:40,547 Fuck! 1697 01:19:43,005 --> 01:19:45,172 Shut the fuck up. 1698 01:19:47,547 --> 01:19:49,172 It's a 78-- 1699 01:19:50,506 --> 01:19:52,089 The Latinos turned out in greater numbers 1700 01:19:52,172 --> 01:19:53,631 than they have ever turned out. 1701 01:19:54,923 --> 01:19:56,047 But it wasn't enough. 1702 01:19:56,547 --> 01:19:57,923 Fuck. 1703 01:19:58,005 --> 01:19:59,631 We have been talking about 1704 01:19:59,714 --> 01:20:01,714 how remarkable it is that Beto O'Rourke 1705 01:20:01,798 --> 01:20:03,339 would get this close. 1706 01:20:03,422 --> 01:20:05,297 It feels, for it to be called at this point 1707 01:20:05,381 --> 01:20:07,172 after watching it on such a knife edge, 1708 01:20:07,255 --> 01:20:09,881 feels like a blunt ending to this. 1709 01:20:20,005 --> 01:20:23,422 ♪ ♪ 1710 01:20:34,005 --> 01:20:36,089 (indistinct chatter) 1711 01:20:38,381 --> 01:20:40,381 So, it's 9:00 now... 1712 01:20:44,214 --> 01:20:47,005 ("Don't Stop Believing" playing outside elevator) 1713 01:20:47,089 --> 01:20:50,130 Let's get a little more information because they'll... 1714 01:20:54,589 --> 01:20:57,172 Man: We have a crowd of about 6,000 people. 1715 01:20:57,255 --> 01:20:59,047 -Beto: Awesome. -Man: Yes, sir. 1716 01:21:02,839 --> 01:21:03,964 -Beto: Good? -Yeah. 1717 01:21:07,589 --> 01:21:11,255 (music playing louder) 1718 01:21:16,547 --> 01:21:18,923 (cheering, applause) 1719 01:21:20,214 --> 01:21:21,881 Man: Thank you, Beto! 1720 01:21:21,964 --> 01:21:23,756 (cheering continues) 1721 01:21:26,798 --> 01:21:30,589 All: Beto! Beto! Beto! 1722 01:21:34,798 --> 01:21:37,839 -Hey! How are you, man? -Good to see you. 1723 01:21:39,172 --> 01:21:40,964 Thank you. Thank you so much. 1724 01:21:48,339 --> 01:21:50,422 Beto: You guys, family. Everybody, come on. Jimmy. 1725 01:21:50,506 --> 01:21:51,881 Come on, guys. Jody? 1726 01:21:51,964 --> 01:21:54,714 Let's all get over here together, real quick, huddle. 1727 01:21:54,798 --> 01:21:56,381 Come on, everybody get in. 1728 01:21:56,464 --> 01:21:57,798 All right. 1729 01:21:57,881 --> 01:21:59,923 I love you guys so much. 1730 01:22:00,005 --> 01:22:01,881 There's no way, 1731 01:22:01,964 --> 01:22:04,339 physically, biologically... 1732 01:22:04,422 --> 01:22:07,673 -(laughter) -...on the amount of sleep and Whataburger that we've had 1733 01:22:07,756 --> 01:22:10,547 that we are still standing right now... 1734 01:22:10,631 --> 01:22:12,422 It was love that carried us through, 1735 01:22:12,506 --> 01:22:14,422 and it's something that will persist 1736 01:22:14,506 --> 01:22:16,673 after we've disbanded as a campaign, 1737 01:22:16,756 --> 01:22:19,255 and it's something great and we just released that. 1738 01:22:19,339 --> 01:22:21,089 And so, I just feel 1739 01:22:21,172 --> 01:22:23,964 very, very, very lucky, and I love you guys 1740 01:22:24,047 --> 01:22:26,506 more than you'll ever know and... 1741 01:22:26,589 --> 01:22:29,839 I know I was a giant asshole to be around sometimes... 1742 01:22:29,923 --> 01:22:32,756 -(laughter) -...and you all never allowed 1743 01:22:32,839 --> 01:22:34,923 my shortcomings to get in the way of 1744 01:22:35,005 --> 01:22:36,631 running the best campaign 1745 01:22:36,714 --> 01:22:38,923 this state has ever seen. And so, 1746 01:22:39,005 --> 01:22:41,756 I just am just super, super grateful. 1747 01:22:41,839 --> 01:22:43,756 Love you guys, all of you, so much. 1748 01:22:43,839 --> 01:22:47,047 (crowd chanting): Beto! Beto! Beto! 1749 01:22:50,172 --> 01:22:53,339 (loud cheering, whistling) 1750 01:22:55,381 --> 01:22:58,547 Crowd: Beto! Beto! Beto! 1751 01:23:03,756 --> 01:23:07,214 (cheering) 1752 01:23:08,214 --> 01:23:10,839 Beto: El Paso, I love you so much! 1753 01:23:10,923 --> 01:23:12,589 I was inspired. 1754 01:23:12,673 --> 01:23:14,506 I'm as hopeful 1755 01:23:14,589 --> 01:23:16,255 as I have ever been 1756 01:23:16,339 --> 01:23:18,964 in my life. And tonight's loss 1757 01:23:19,047 --> 01:23:20,964 does nothing to diminish 1758 01:23:21,047 --> 01:23:24,214 the way that I feel about Texas or this country. 1759 01:23:24,297 --> 01:23:28,422 (loud cheering, whistling) 1760 01:23:33,005 --> 01:23:36,381 This campaign holds a very special place 1761 01:23:36,464 --> 01:23:37,881 in the history of this country 1762 01:23:37,964 --> 01:23:40,089 every day going forward, 1763 01:23:40,172 --> 01:23:43,339 and you have made that possible. 1764 01:23:43,422 --> 01:23:44,839 -(cheering) -Every volunteer, 1765 01:23:44,923 --> 01:23:46,506 every ambassador, 1766 01:23:46,589 --> 01:23:48,506 everyone who knocked on doors, 1767 01:23:48,589 --> 01:23:50,130 everyone who made phone calls, 1768 01:23:50,214 --> 01:23:53,923 everyone who allowed themselves to hope, 1769 01:23:54,005 --> 01:23:55,631 and to believe. 1770 01:23:55,714 --> 01:23:58,506 I'm so fucking proud of you guys! 1771 01:23:58,589 --> 01:24:00,631 (cheering) 1772 01:24:03,089 --> 01:24:05,214 Yes! 1773 01:24:05,297 --> 01:24:06,673 -Yes! Yes! -(clapping) 1774 01:24:06,756 --> 01:24:08,381 I paid for that one! 1775 01:24:08,464 --> 01:24:10,130 (laughing) 1776 01:24:10,923 --> 01:24:12,464 Oh, get it out! 1777 01:24:12,547 --> 01:24:15,214 -Beto (on TV): ...United States of America! -(crying) 1778 01:24:15,297 --> 01:24:17,422 (cheering on TV) 1779 01:24:17,506 --> 01:24:21,089 I am honored to have been able to do this with you. 1780 01:24:21,172 --> 01:24:23,422 I am grateful forever, 1781 01:24:23,506 --> 01:24:25,214 and we will see you out there 1782 01:24:25,297 --> 01:24:26,381 down the road! 1783 01:24:26,464 --> 01:24:29,547 Thank you, El Paso! Thank you, Texas! 1784 01:24:29,631 --> 01:24:31,798 Thank you every single one of you 1785 01:24:31,881 --> 01:24:33,673 for making this possible! 1786 01:24:33,756 --> 01:24:35,381 I am grateful! 1787 01:24:35,464 --> 01:24:37,172 I am grateful! Thank you! 1788 01:24:37,255 --> 01:24:41,130 (crowd roaring) 1789 01:24:50,130 --> 01:24:53,339 Crowd (chanting): Beto! Beto! Beto! 1790 01:24:56,631 --> 01:24:58,506 (indistinct chatter) 1791 01:25:02,339 --> 01:25:04,089 Well, you did make us cry, 1792 01:25:04,172 --> 01:25:06,381 -so don't worry about it. -(laughter) 1793 01:25:08,255 --> 01:25:09,714 I love you. 1794 01:25:14,589 --> 01:25:16,589 You ready to go home? 1795 01:25:16,673 --> 01:25:18,964 (kids chattering) 1796 01:25:19,047 --> 01:25:20,631 Come on, buddy. 1797 01:25:29,172 --> 01:25:30,506 (sighs) 1798 01:25:31,798 --> 01:25:33,255 Oh, this sucks! 1799 01:25:33,339 --> 01:25:35,339 This fucking sucks, 1800 01:25:35,422 --> 01:25:37,047 but we're gonna be okay. 1801 01:25:37,130 --> 01:25:39,297 Trish: We didn't knock enough doors. 1802 01:25:39,381 --> 01:25:40,923 I mean, that's what it is. 1803 01:25:41,005 --> 01:25:42,464 We didn't knock enough doors. 1804 01:25:42,547 --> 01:25:43,923 Gay: We did all we could do. 1805 01:25:44,005 --> 01:25:46,130 We're gonna let him go home and enjoy his children, 1806 01:25:46,214 --> 01:25:48,005 get reacquainted with his wife. 1807 01:25:48,089 --> 01:25:51,089 Let him have some downtime, and then get him ready for 2020. 1808 01:25:51,172 --> 01:25:52,631 This is a simmering fire. 1809 01:25:52,714 --> 01:25:55,381 This is just the bed of coals. 1810 01:25:55,464 --> 01:25:57,631 This is the bed of coals here, 1811 01:25:57,714 --> 01:25:59,381 and we're just getting cooking. 1812 01:26:01,047 --> 01:26:03,214 (McClinton speaking) 1813 01:26:14,381 --> 01:26:18,631 (cheering, chanting on video) 1814 01:26:21,506 --> 01:26:23,923 Salas: I'm pretty heartbroken about Beto. 1815 01:26:24,005 --> 01:26:26,631 But this is one battle. 1816 01:26:26,714 --> 01:26:31,047 This is one battle, and we won a lot of other battles tonight. 1817 01:26:31,130 --> 01:26:34,589 You know, Texas is officially a battleground state. 1818 01:26:34,673 --> 01:26:36,172 A lot of people didn't think 1819 01:26:36,255 --> 01:26:38,923 that was gonna happen until 2020, if it ever happened, 1820 01:26:39,005 --> 01:26:41,673 and we made it very clear 1821 01:26:41,756 --> 01:26:44,047 that Texas is now a competitive state. 1822 01:26:45,339 --> 01:26:47,005 I had a lot of people messaging me tonight. 1823 01:26:47,089 --> 01:26:49,047 "I don't know what I'm gonna do now." 1824 01:26:49,130 --> 01:26:50,964 And I'm like, you're gonna cry about this tonight, 1825 01:26:51,047 --> 01:26:52,547 and tomorrow we're gonna work. 1826 01:27:03,631 --> 01:27:07,673 (speaking Spanish) 1827 01:27:22,464 --> 01:27:25,255 -Molly: Thank you. -Beto: You're welcome, Molly. 1828 01:27:25,964 --> 01:27:27,756 (Henry speaks) 1829 01:27:27,839 --> 01:27:30,255 I am gonna stay home tomorrow. 1830 01:27:30,339 --> 01:27:32,255 (Amy speaks) 1831 01:27:32,339 --> 01:27:34,464 (Molly speaks) 1832 01:27:35,756 --> 01:27:37,130 (Henry speaks) 1833 01:27:44,673 --> 01:27:47,339 -Beto: You ready, Molls? -Amy: Yeah, let's do it. 1834 01:27:48,756 --> 01:27:49,714 Henry: Do what? 1835 01:27:49,798 --> 01:27:51,589 -Go to bed. -Get you guys to sleep. 1836 01:27:51,673 --> 01:27:54,381 (indistinct chatter) 1837 01:27:57,089 --> 01:27:58,214 (plates clatter) 1838 01:28:00,547 --> 01:28:03,214 -Did you end up eating? -I just had biscuits. 1839 01:28:04,172 --> 01:28:05,047 (sighs) 1840 01:28:10,506 --> 01:28:13,464 I need to figure out what to do with all my shit 1841 01:28:13,547 --> 01:28:15,089 -in DC. -(laughs) 1842 01:28:15,172 --> 01:28:16,881 -We'll figure it out. -Yeah. 1843 01:28:17,547 --> 01:28:20,089 People have brought out the very best in themselves. 1844 01:28:20,172 --> 01:28:21,839 Somehow, we've gotta be able 1845 01:28:22,297 --> 01:28:23,964 to continue to feel that way. 1846 01:28:24,047 --> 01:28:27,047 That this cannot be the defeat of the hope 1847 01:28:27,130 --> 01:28:29,547 that you feel, or the purpose that you have in your life, 1848 01:28:29,631 --> 01:28:32,339 or the things that you wanna see this country do. 1849 01:28:33,756 --> 01:28:36,339 It can't, and I don't think it will be. 1850 01:28:36,422 --> 01:28:37,756 I... 1851 01:28:37,839 --> 01:28:39,923 believe too much in people, and they're too strong. 1852 01:28:40,005 --> 01:28:43,172 Everyone's got it in them and through this campaign, 1853 01:28:43,255 --> 01:28:45,381 we're reminded of that, and... 1854 01:28:45,881 --> 01:28:48,255 we get to be a part of it, which is just fucking amazing. 1855 01:28:48,339 --> 01:28:51,172 Just like the most amazing thing in the world. 1856 01:28:51,255 --> 01:28:52,547 So cool. 1857 01:28:53,214 --> 01:28:55,673 And so, you know, maybe in some way, 1858 01:28:55,756 --> 01:28:57,547 and you may disagree 'cause 1859 01:28:58,547 --> 01:29:00,214 I think I'm a lot more 1860 01:29:00,964 --> 01:29:03,923 cheesy and sappy than you are, but I think 1861 01:29:04,005 --> 01:29:06,422 maybe we did what we were supposed to do. Like... 1862 01:29:06,506 --> 01:29:07,923 (slaps table) 1863 01:29:09,214 --> 01:29:10,422 You know. 1864 01:29:11,839 --> 01:29:14,255 So, maybe that's it. 1865 01:29:20,089 --> 01:29:22,547 ("Runnin' Down A Dream" playing) 1866 01:29:26,798 --> 01:29:29,255 ♪ It was a beautiful day ♪ 1867 01:29:30,005 --> 01:29:32,422 ♪ The sun beat down ♪ 1868 01:29:32,506 --> 01:29:35,005 ♪ I had the radio on ♪ 1869 01:29:35,089 --> 01:29:37,255 ♪ I was driving ♪ 1870 01:29:38,422 --> 01:29:40,923 ♪ The trees went by ♪ 1871 01:29:41,005 --> 01:29:43,673 ♪ Me and Del were singing ♪ 1872 01:29:43,756 --> 01:29:46,339 ♪ Little runaway ♪ 1873 01:29:46,422 --> 01:29:48,631 ♪ I was flying ♪ 1874 01:29:48,714 --> 01:29:51,756 ♪ Yeah, runnin' down a dream ♪ 1875 01:29:51,839 --> 01:29:54,631 ♪ It never would come to me ♪ 1876 01:29:54,714 --> 01:29:57,589 ♪ Workin' on a mystery ♪ 1877 01:29:57,673 --> 01:29:59,631 ♪ Goin' wherever it leads ♪ 1878 01:30:00,547 --> 01:30:02,964 ♪ Runnin' down a dream ♪ 1879 01:30:07,464 --> 01:30:09,881 ♪ I felt so good ♪ 1880 01:30:09,964 --> 01:30:12,798 ♪ Like anything was possible ♪ 1881 01:30:12,881 --> 01:30:15,172 ♪ Hit cruise control ♪ 1882 01:30:15,255 --> 01:30:17,464 ♪ And rubbed my eyes ♪ 1883 01:30:18,631 --> 01:30:21,089 ♪ The last three days ♪ 1884 01:30:21,172 --> 01:30:24,047 ♪ The rain was unstoppable ♪ 1885 01:30:24,130 --> 01:30:26,547 ♪ It was always cold ♪ 1886 01:30:26,631 --> 01:30:28,839 ♪ No sunshine ♪ 1887 01:30:29,756 --> 01:30:32,798 ♪ Yeah, runnin' down a dream ♪ 1888 01:30:32,881 --> 01:30:35,589 ♪ It never would come to me ♪ 1889 01:30:35,673 --> 01:30:38,547 ♪ Working on a mystery ♪ 1890 01:30:38,631 --> 01:30:41,381 ♪ Going wherever it leads ♪ 1891 01:30:41,464 --> 01:30:43,381 ♪ Runnin' down a dream ♪ 1892 01:30:48,339 --> 01:30:49,214 ♪ Woohoo ♪ 1893 01:30:51,047 --> 01:30:52,005 ♪ Woohoo ♪ 1894 01:30:53,881 --> 01:30:55,506 ♪ Woohoo ♪ 1895 01:30:56,756 --> 01:30:57,881 ♪ Woohoo ♪ 1896 01:30:59,506 --> 01:31:00,714 ♪ Woohoo ♪ 1897 01:31:02,673 --> 01:31:04,547 ♪ I rolled on ♪ 1898 01:31:05,339 --> 01:31:07,714 ♪ The sky grew dark ♪ 1899 01:31:07,798 --> 01:31:10,255 ♪ I put the pedal down ♪ 1900 01:31:10,339 --> 01:31:11,714 ♪ To make some time... ♪ 1901 01:31:19,255 --> 01:31:21,547 ♪ I'm picking up ♪ 1902 01:31:21,631 --> 01:31:23,756 ♪ Whatever is mine ♪ 1903 01:31:24,798 --> 01:31:27,923 ♪ I'm runnin' down a dream ♪ 1904 01:31:28,005 --> 01:31:30,631 ♪ It never would come to me ♪ 1905 01:31:30,714 --> 01:31:32,547 ♪ Workin' on a mystery ♪