Beto O’Rourke - The Race to Restore Rights in Texas

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🗓️ 25 September 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate and author Beto O’Rourke discusses how the extremism in Texas is reflective of a broken democracy and immigration system, why there’s a need for solutions to the immigration issue rather than reactive stunts, and how dialogue across all political parties is crucial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Comedy Central.
0:02.5	BAM!
0:04.0	Federal roll.
0:06.0	Federal roll.
0:22.0	Welcome back to the Daily Show.
0:24.0	Thank you for having me back.
0:25.0	You are back on the campaign trail this time for a different position,
0:28.0	Governor of Texas.
0:30.0	It is an interesting time to be dealing with politics in Texas
0:34.0	because everything is happening in and around Texas.
0:37.0	Let's jump straight into it.
0:39.0	You've run before.
0:41.0	You came super close.
0:43.0	You didn't take it.
0:44.0	What do you think will be different this time and why?
0:46.0	It's really about where Texas is and what Texans are willing to do about it.
0:50.0	You mentioned all these things that are coming to a head in our state.
0:54.0	We have the most extreme abortion ban in America.
0:57.0	No exception for rape or incest begins at conception.
1:00.0	Speaking of democracy and the right to vote,
1:02.0	it is harder to cast a ballot or get on the roles in Texas
1:05.0	than any other state in the union.
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