Candidate Says Trump Wasn’t Key in Texas SD-9 Win (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: So, Trump made that late push for your opponent. He posted multiple times on social media, including on Election Day, three times, as I said, in the last two days of the race. And let me just play again, because I know you heard some of it there, Taylor, but part of what he said when he was asked about your victory.

[00:00:18] Speaker 2: I'm not involved in that. That's a local Texas race. It's too bad. What can I say? I have nothing to do with it.

[00:00:25] Speaker 1: So putting aside that he, you know, acted like he didn't know about it when he did, this is a more specific question to what you're dealing with. Was he a factor in the race? Right? He's saying, my name wasn't on the ballot, so it's not about me. Was it at all about him, do you think?

[00:00:40] Speaker 3: Well, I don't believe he was able to vote in this race. He doesn't live here in Senate District 9. So I mean, just being honest, I was so focused on talking to the voters here and meeting with them. The focus was really on community here. I really was not looking to, you know, they say my opponent outspent me, all these things. But you cannot replace hard work. And that's what I was focused on. And we focused on the issues, listening to voters, not just talking at them.