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Texas's 'Blue Tsunami' has former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke 'over the moon'

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke about how past efforts by him and other Democrats helped the party win big in Texas in the midterms.

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Michelle Aslam
Michael Levitt
Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin.
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