Texas Is a Litmus Test for America's Politics (with Beto O’Rourke)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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4.6 • 3.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Texas hasn’t had a Democratic governor in nearly 30 years. Why does Beto O’Rourke think he can change that? Andy sits down with the former presidential candidate to discuss how the families of Uvalde victims are doing, his thoughts on Congress’ bipartisan gun bill, and how he plans to defeat Greg Abbott in November.

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1:01.0	Welcome to the bubble. I'm Eddie Slavitt. It's Monday June 20th. Tomorrow is the longest day of the year.
1:30.0	I'm guessing you've had a lot of long days recently, but I always enjoy thinking about this
1:36.0	pinnacle day that launches summer. And I hope everyone is having a good summer.
1:41.0	Kids getting off school and things getting into somewhat of balance in our lives.
1:47.0	I bet O'Rourke today. I've known Beto since he was a congressman representing the Opesto, Texas,
1:53.0	well before he decided to run for president.
1:56.0	You could argue that there is no more central place in the contest for the direction of American politics than Texas right now.
2:05.0	Certainly, few more interesting ones. Governor Abbott pushes the limit on gun rights, allowing for permitless carry,
2:13.0	the purchase of semi-automatic weapons by 18-year-olds, wages culture wars against talking about race in schools,
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