were having audio problems there. we will see if we can reestablish a connection with you, make it one, and then we will come back to continue the conversation. in the meantime, while we try to establish a connection with congressman adriano espaillat, i would like to bring in mike collier, a democratic nominee for texas governor. thank you so much for your time, i appreciate you joining us. let me get your reaction to what i was talking about before that conversation. it was senator cornyn, the chief republican negotiator involved with the gun safety talks. essentially being booed at the texas republican party convention. what does that say to you about, a, where the republican party is in your state, or the idea that these discussions will be welcomed by the republican party? first of all, thank you, ayman, for allowing me to visit you this evening. i saw the booing going on. i watched it on tv.
talks. essentially being booed at the texas republican party convention. what does that say to you about, a, where the republican party is in your state, or the idea that these discussions will be welcomed by the republican party? first of all, thank you, ayman, for allowing me to visit you this evening. i saw the booing going on. i watched it on tv. it did not surprise me. those are not texans. those are zealots that have taken over the republican party in texas. the majority of texans do not see the world outweigh. we are for gun safety. i am certain of that. what you saw was a problem that ordinary texans to believe in democracy are confronted with in texas, which is that these odds have taken over the republican party and the political leaders pander to them. as a consequence, the things that need happen instate, like raising the legal age from 18 to 21, a 48-hour waiting period, back on checks, safe storage,
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