Three-term congressman to the man who took on senator ted cruz in deep red texas, and almost won. >> for thoughts and prayers, senator cruz, are just not going to cut it anymore. the people of texas, the children of texas, deserve action. >> in the end, the candidate known simply as beto fell short, but he still made an outsized impact in texas. >> the beto o'rourke effect was a real thing in texas. he turned a lot of people out to vote who would not have voted. he also turn adlot of people who might not have voted for democrats to vote for democrats. >> that helped not only him but this whole...