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Leave it to Farouk Shami to bid a festive farewell to his campaign.

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Democratic candidate for Governor Farouk Shami greets visitors at an evening meet and greet at the Celestial Room in downtown McAllen, TX.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

You won't find Farouk Shami sulking in a corner somewhere after spending at least $12 million dollars for a 13 percent share of the Democratic vote. No, he went out in the standard loud, proud Farouk-style we've come to enjoy and will most certainly miss. Courtesy of our TV partners in Houston, I bring you, Farouk crowd-surfing!

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