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O’Rourke urges Democrats to fight ‘fire with fire’ in redistricting battle

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20.07.2025

Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) called on his fellow Democrats to fight “fire with fire” as Republicans in his state move forward with an effort to alter Texas’s congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” O’Rourke said Democrats need to start playing the same game as Republicans and stop worrying only about doing what is right.

“I think it's time that we match fire with fire. I think Democrats in the past too often have been more concerned with being right than being in power. And we have........

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