“Those are the stakes and that’s why we got to fight and we got to fight to win.”.
O’Rourke said he hopes Texas Democrats will deny Republicans the votes and “deprive” Trump of the five seats, but ultimately, he wants Democrats to inspire Americans, who have been waiting for Democrats “to fight and to fight to win.”.
This is just an all-out bareknuckle brawl and we’ve got to win it and be ruthlessly focused on it.”.
He said if Democrats do that, they have a chance of “avoiding the worst possible outcome, which is Donald Trump stealing the 2026 election now in 2025” and Congress eventually letting Trump win a third term.
On Sunday, in a last-ditch effort, Texas Democrats said they would leave the state, facing possible fines and penalties, so the legislative session to redistrict the map couldn’t take place.
As Texas looks to redraw the state’s congressional map, O’Rourke said Texas will be every American’s future.
“Some really bad stuff is happening in Texas, but some really good things have come from this state, as well,” O’Rourke said. »