VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-05
“Texas is blue. That is a hard sentence to utter. But Texas, today at least, is blue. As we sit here today, I am the only statewide elected Republican who remains in Texas. That’s not something I ever thought I would say,”
Ted Cruz · said 2026-11-04 · reported 2026-11-05
Cruz reflected on Republicans losing every statewide election in Texas during his podcast.
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