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TODD: You have admitted that, hey, you're in a party right now that isn't necessarily interested in a white male candidate, and that you're sort of at a disadvantage in that. And yet the coverage of your campaign some people have criticized going, "Oh, it's not fair. He's getting coverage that some of the other candidates didn't get." You've actually tried to answer some of that criticism. What do you say to that?
O'ROURKE: Yeah, I would never begin by saying I'm at any disadvantage at all. As a white man who has had privileges that others could not depend on or take for granted, I've clearly had advantages over the course of my life. I think recognizing that and understanding that others have not, doing everything I can to ensure that there is opportunity and the possibility for advancement and advantage for everyone is a big part of this campaign and a big part of the people who comprise this campaign. I just think that this is the best field that we've ever seen in the nominating process. I think the diversity of background, and experience, expertise that is going to be brought to bear on these problems is exceptional. And I know at the end of the day we're all going to be on the same team and I'm excited about that. And so that's the way that I'm going to continue to run. But I'll tell you I also happen to be the only candidate from the United States/Mexico border at a time that that dominates so much of our national conversation and legislative efforts and the things that the president talks about. There's one candidate who's there who can talk about the profoundly positive impact that immigrants have had on our safety and our security, as well as our success and our strength. I ran for statewide office in what was thought to be a red state, and that state is now in play by most people's estimation. So there are some things, perhaps, that, you know, will be different about this candidacy, from the candidacy of others. If that's better, if that's worse, I don't know. I leave it to the voters to decide.