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wayne slater, this question.f this guy gets further in terms of power on the right wing, senator cruz, if he gets higher -- he's pretty high right now. up along with rand paul. people will say how come we didn't know this about his father. i think people want to know about it. they'll say it's not fair to talk about a family member. i think he's more than just a family member based on what i'm seeing here. he's out in the political arena himself. he wasn't dragged into the political arena. he wasn't simply an embarrassing relative like ronald nixon or billy carter. he went into the political arena. he chose to have us listen to him and now we are. your thoughts, wayne. who is he and what role does he play? >> david's got it exactly right. i've spent time with rafael cruz on the road with ted cruz. he is very, very, very close to his son in every way that you can think both ideologically and as a strong father supporting his son. the father when ted was in high school in houston was instrumental in making sure tha

. >> joining me now, wayne slater, writer for "the dallas morning news" and co-author of "bush's braingreat to see you again. >> great to be with you as always. >> let's talk about the big announcement, she's capture the nation's attention, but what is the fight ahead for her? >> well, it's a long fight ahead. i mean the odds are against her but it's like a lottery ticket, you can't win if you don't play and that's what she decided to do. the odds are better for than winning a lottery in texas. . in order to win, she has to appeal to a grow are constituency of hispanic voters a population really growing in texas and likely to move texas blue in some years in the future but also appeal to women, especially moderate republican leading women in the suburbs who were crucial to ann richards victory in 1990 for governor. that's what wendy davis needs this time and it's not going to be easy. >> you mentioned ann richard, her daughters, cecile richards tweeted out a note after wendy davis made her big announcement. proud to stand with wendy davis, let's get to work. she also tweeted we don't g

joining me from austin is wayne slater, senior political writer for "the dallas morning news."to see you. good morning. >> good to see you, chris. >> i covered that from a distance and those of us remember that it actually turned into a wild scene that night, and she just kept going, and eventually was able to at least postpone that vote. it got the attention of a lot of national democrats. how does that position her in such a red state to run for governor. >> it does a couple of things. she raised $1 million in days after that filibuster. small donors elsewhere and outside of texas. >> i'm sorry. we have to interrupt you so quickly because the president is taking to the podium now at this small company, m. lewis construction company in rockville, maryland, talking about the impact of the government shutdown. let's listen. >> let me start by recognizing three public servants who fight hard every day for maryland families and businesses. first of all, congressman chris van holland is here. hi, chris. congressman john delaney is here, and we have the acting head of the small busi