national media first heard about beto o'rourke and started covering his candidacy. it was august of last year only nine months ago if you can believe it. in the months that followed he went from a cable news curiosity to a national sensation, young upstart democrat pushing against an incumbent republican senator who a lot of republicans didn't even like to the brink in texas of all places. he ultimately lost by a very narrow margin but the support he gathered was evident on election day. >> what will it feel like if you see him win this race tonight? >> everything. just everything. we want him to win. and we'll be watching the tv tonight with him. he'll be someplace in the city. but it'll be just -- it'll mean so much. it'll mean my gosh we all still have a chance to have a decent