Hinojosa on Trump $10 million Paxton race investment: ‘I welcome the attention on Texas’

Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D) embraced the new spotlight on her state brought on by the unexpectedly close Senate race between Democrat James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton.

“You are running in a state President Trump won by nearly 14 percentage points. He just announced, as I mentioned, that $10 million investment to boost Republican chances in the Texas Senate race. Are you concerned that all of this will, in fact, energize GOP voters in Texas?” CNN’s Dana Bash asked Hinojosa, a representative in the state’s House.

“No, actually not at all. If you look at the polling, President Trump is underwater, Greg Abbott is underwater and people are tired of this politics as usual. People want change in Texas. They’re galvanizing, organizing. We’re building........

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