Beto O'Rourke already had an uphill battle in his campaign against Senator Ted Cruz and it didn't get any easier this week. O'Rourke, a Democrat, told a crowd at SXSW in Austin that civilians shouldn't be able to buy AR-15's. Liberals might love hearing that but in Texas, where there is no blue wave, O'Rourke just gave Republicans another reason to vote against him. O'Rourke doesn't support the 2nd Amendment and Texans will respond at the polls. Is it too early for him to concede the race?

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