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Beto O’Rourke Goes Off On Greg Abbott Support Who Laughs At Uvalde Shooting
Beto O’Rourke let a Greg Abbott supporter have it at a campaign event when the Abbott supporter laughed out loud at the Uvalde shooting.
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Greg Abbott Gets Hysterical And Shows He’s Terrified Of Beto O’Rourke On Fox News
Gov. Greg Abbott amped up his anti-immigrant hysteria and showed how much of a threat Beto O’Rourke is to him on Fox News.
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Meghan McCain Attacks Beto O’Rourke For Confronting Texas Republicans On Guns
Meghan McCain had the nerve to call Beto O’Rourke a washed-up two-bit politician after he dared to confront Republicans in Texas on guns.
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Beto O’Rourke Crashes Press Conference And Confronts Greg Abbott On Uvalde Mass Shooting
Beto O’Rourke crashed a press conference by Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to them that the Uvalde mass shooting is on them.
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Beto O’Rourke Unleashes A Damning Indictment Of Greg Abbott
Texas gubernatorial candidate, Beto O’Rourke unloaded and showed why Greg Abbott is failing in the Lone Star State.
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Texas GOP Nightmares Come To Life As Beto O’Rourke Calls Greg Abbott A Thug
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke unloaded and called Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) a thug and an authoritarian.
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Beto O’Rourke Has Raised More Than $7.2 Million Since Announcing Run for Texas Governor
Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas Representative who ran one of the closest Senate races in Texas history against (but ultimately losing to) the incumbent Ted Cruz, announced that his campaign has raised more than $7.2 million since he announced his run for governor. All of that money was raised in the month-and-a-half since he decided…
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Beto O’Rourke Shows Exactly Republicans In Texas Are Terrified Of Him
During a Sunday morning interview, Beto O’Rourke delivered a Texas first message that rejected divisiveness and shows why Republicans are scared.
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Beto O’Rourke Becomes Greg Abbott’s Worst Nightmare In 2022
Beto O’Rourke announced on Monday that he is running for governor of Texas against Greg Abbott.
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Beto O’Rourke Says He Supports Joe Manchin’s Voting Rights Compromise
During an appearance on CNN, former Representative Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) said he supports Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W. Va.) policy demands on voter reform for the Senate to pass the For the People Act. Manchin’s demands include banning partisan gerrymandering; requiring voter identification with new alternatives, such as a utility bill; mandating at least 15 consecutive days…
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Fox News Accuses Democrats of “Capitalizing” on Texas Weather Disaster
Last week, the state of Texas experienced massive power outages due to a winter storm. The leaders of the state, many of them Republicans, didn’t seem to be interested in helping their constituents. Ted Cruz famously took off for Cancun. Little was heard from Senator John Cornyn and Governor Greg Abbott mostly seemed interested in…
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Beto O’Rourke Criticizes TX Gov. Greg Abbott For Blaming Texas Power Disaster on Green New Deal
Former Representative Beto O’Rourke criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott for blaming Texas’s current power disaster on the Green New Deal, which has yet to be implemented. Abbott blamed solar energy and wind turbines for power outages in his state, which has been battered by a winter storm that has left countless residents without water or…
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WATCH: Beto O’Rourke Predicts Biden Will Win Texas
Texas, especially during the 8 year run of George W. Bush, has been a ruby red Republican stronghold. There have been cracks over the last 10 years with Democrats winning house seats and Beto O’Rourke coming within 3 points of defeating Ted Cruz. There have been a number of recent polls that show Joe Biden…
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Beto O’Rourke Calls Texas Governor “Pathetic” and Urges Him to Resign
Beto O’Rourke has called on the Governor of Texas to resign over his handling of the Coronavirus. The former congressman blasted Greg Abbott for his failures during the pandemic. O’Rourke was responding to an interview where Abbott criticized some local officials in the state who are calling for stay-at-home orders and other measures. Abbott opens…
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Beto O’Rourke Drops Out And Vows To Work For The Democratic Nominee To Beat Trump
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke dropped out of the race for the Democratic nomination and showed the party’s singular unity of purpose to beat Donald Trump.
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GOP Strategist Says Beto O’Rourke Is Breaking The Rules On Gun Politics
Republican strategist Mike Murphy said that Beto O’Rourke is breaking the rules on gun politics by proposing a mandatory buyback of assault weapons.
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Here Are The Winners And Losers Of The ABC Democratic Debate
- Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Cory Booker, Editors' Picks, Elizabeth Warren, Featured News, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg
The top three Democrats in the polls were on stage together, but who won? Here are the winners and losers of the ABC Democratic debate.
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Beto O’Rourke Says “Hell Yes” I Am Taking Away Your Assault Weapon
At the Democratic Debate, Beto O’Rourke flatly said that he is proposing taking away assault weapons.
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ABC Tells Democrats (Beto) No Swearing During The Debate
ABC News has released a statement asking Democrats, looking at Beto O’Rourke, to keep it clean during the debate.
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Candidates to make a pitch to undecided New Hampshire Democrats
A parade of 19 Democratic White House hopefuls will plead their case to thousands of New Hampshire party activists on Saturday, hoping a quick sales pitch will help ignite their campaigns in the race to pick a challenger to Republican President Donald Trump in 2020.
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Most Voters Say They Definitely Won’t Vote For Trump in 2020
A new poll shows that Donald Trump is in trouble. According to the highly respected Quinnipiac University poll, the majority of American voters have already made up their minds that they will not vote to reelect the president in next year’s election. The poll also found that in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential race, with…
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Beto O’Rourke Smashes First Day Fundraising Record
Beto O’Rourke is continuing to break records. In the first day of his presidential campaign the former congressman from Texas raised over $6.1 million, according to NBC News. This is  the largest first-day fundraising total of any 2020 Democratic contender to date, including Bernie Sanders. Video: Breaking: Beto O'Rourke raises $6.1M in first 24 hours…
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O’Rourke Forced to Apologize for Comments About Wife, and for Teen Writings
For former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke, the heat is on. On Thursday O’Rourke announced that he is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. On Friday he was already forced to apologize for comments he made about his wife, and to explain some questionable things he did as a teenager. He acknowledged he had made…
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Exclusive: Beto O’Rourke’s secret membership in legendary Cult of the Dead Cow hacking group
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO(Reuters) – Some things you might know about Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who just entered the race for president: * The Democratic contender raised a record amount for a U.S. Senate race in 2018 and almost beat the incumbent in a Republican stronghold, without hiding his support for gun…
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Beto O’Rourke Says Trump Colluded With Russia and Obstructed Justice
Beto O’Rourke believes President Donald Trump “at the very least†attempted to obstruct justice and also attempted to collude with Russia during the 2016 election. Friday morning on CBS This Morning, in his first TV interview since announcing his bid for the White House a day earlier, the former Texas congressman told host Gayle King…
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CNN Panel Accuses O’Rourke of Benefiting From ‘White Male Privilege’
Is the Democratic Party ready to nominate a white male presidential candidate? Members of a panel on CNN this morning said they were not so sure, referring to the announcement that former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke will be running for president next year. CNN’s Nia-Malika Henderson expressed grave concerns she has about O’Rourke, who has…
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Texas Republicans Are Freaking Out About 2020 Losses Already
The Republican Party of Texas is in panic mode. Shocked by the results of the 2018 midterm elections that saw the GOP lose a record number of seats in the House, and by the close race that saw incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R) almost lose his seat to rising star Beto O’Rourke (D), the Texas…
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Bannon: Trump Will Run Again in 2020 and ‘Win Bigger’ Than 2016
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview broadcast Sunday that he has “zero” doubt that President Trump will run for reelection in 2020. He also said that he thinks Trump will win. “I happen to think now, the president is going to run again in 2020 and I think he’ll win….
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Analysis: Why the GOP Will Likely Lose Senate Control in 2020
Many people in Washington now believe that Republicans need to change their strategy in order to avoid losing control of the U.S. Senate after the 2020 elections. Conservative Jennifer Rubin sounded the alarm for Republicans in her Washington Post column, but she is not the only one who is aware of the problem. She says…
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Elizabeth Warren Tops the First Daily Kos 2020 Presidential Straw Poll
Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts came in first place in Daily Kos’s first 2020 straw poll, proving that she will be a formidable contender in the race for next year’s Democratic nomination for president. Senator Warren has made news over the past week as she was among the first Democrats to announce that she is…
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O’Rourke Rips Trump, Shows Democrats How To Go Viral
Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Friday released a 48-second video lambasting President Donald Trump and his ridiculous demands for a border wall with Mexico. In posting the video the outgoing Congressman showed the political world two things: He is not afraid to stand up to Trump and attack his misguided policies, and He knows how…
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Sanders Supporters Deny Attacking O’Rourke’s Liberal Credentials
It was inevitable that as soon as Beto O’Rourke‘s name started rising in the polls of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders that he would also start being attacked by his competitors. By some estimates there could be as many as 20 Democrats vying for the 2020 nomination, so competition will definitely be very fierce and intense….
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Progressive Democrats Are Starting to Attack Beto O’Rourke
For many months new Democratic superstar Beto O’Rourke was attacked by Republicans in Texas as he ran for the Senate against Ted Cruz. But now that he is considered a presidential contender, he is being attacked by members of the left wing of his own party. The 2020 Democratic primary season will be long and…
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O’Rourke Rockets Into Second Place in CNN Ranking of 2020 Candidates
Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Thursday jumped from tenth to second place in CNN rankings of prospective 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. By placing O’Rourke second on his monthly “power rankings” of potential Democratic candidates, CNN’s Chris Cillizza put him ahead of many others who had been considered leading contenders for the 2020 nomination. The Texas…
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GOP Expert: O’Rourke Has ‘Significant Advantage’ Over Other Democrats
Republican consultant Mattie Duppler says that Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) has a “significant advantage†over other possible Democratic 2020 candidates for president. After losing his Texas Senate race to Ted Cruz it is not certain that O’Rourke will even be running for the Democratic nomination in 2020. But because the charismatic Texan won’t have another…
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Obama’s People Say They Could Support ‘Superstar’ O’Rourke in 2020
The love fest between Beto O’Rourke and aides and allies of former President Barack Obama is growing. More and more of these “Obama people†are saying that they could support O’Rourke if he decides to run for president in 2020. The charismatic U.S. Representative from Texas has inspired millions of people because of the great…
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Beto O’Rourke Says He May Run for President in 2020
Beto O’Rourke sent a thrill through his most loyal supporters on Monday when he said  that he is no longer ruling out a run for president in 2020. If he does decide to run he will join many nationally prominent Democrats in an already-crowded primary field. “Running for Senate, I was 100 percent focused on…
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Calls Rise For Beto O’Rourke To Run For President in 2020
In politics, some losses are better than others. Or, in the case of Beto O’Rourke, a loss may be almost as good as a win. O’Rourke gained national prominence for his failed Texas Senate bid against Ted Cruz, where he lost in the deep-red state by just three percentage points. The loss means that O’Rourke…
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Texas Voting Machines Are Changing Votes For Beto O’Rourke To Ted Cruz
Voters are reporting that some voting machines in Texas are changing some straight-ticket Democratic votes for Rep. Beto O’Rourke to votes for Republican Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Massive Early Voting Turnout in Texas Is Good News for Beto O’Rourke
Following patterns seen around the country, there were historically large turnouts throughout the state on Monday as early voting opened in Texas. More than 63,000 in-person votes were cast in Harris County, The Houston Chronicle reported, compared to 20,215 in 2014. This is really good news for U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat challenging U.S….
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Beto O’Rourke Shuts Down Trump’s Trolling In 30 Seconds
Democratic Texas Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke had the perfect answer to Trump’s trolling and shut the president down in less than half a minute.
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O’Rourke comes out swinging at ‘Lyin Ted’ Cruz in Texas debate
Texas Democratic U.S. Senate contender Beto O’Rourke, slipping in the polls despite a record fundraising haul, went on the attack in a raucous debate with Republican rival Ted Cruz on Tuesday and resurrected the senator’s nickname of “Lyin Ted.”
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In Texas Senate showdown, Beto O’Rourke faces off against Ted Cruz
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke faces a key test on Tuesday when he faces off in his second debate with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, as recent opinion polls show the Republican incumbent pulling away from his liberal challenger for the Texas seat. O’Rourke has captured national attention and set a Senate fund-raising record…
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Beto O’Rourke Won’t Share His Money With Other Democrats
Last Friday we reported that Texas Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke raised over $38 million in the most recent quarter in his campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz. These eye-popping fundraising numbers got the attention of the political world, including Democratic operatives and candidates in other states. Then The New York Times reported that…
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Texas U.S. Senate hopeful O’Rourke says raises $38.1 million in third quarter
Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke has raised $38.1 million in the final fiscal quarter before the Nov. 6 elections in his campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, O’Rourke said on Twitter on Friday.
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The Texas Senate Race Is Terrifying the Republican Party
Until recently the thought of a Democrat winning a Texas Senate race would be considered ridiculous. Especially a liberal Democrat who has endorsed an assault rifle ban and believes in “Medicare for all.†But as of today the highly-respected Cook Political Report is rating the race between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke a toss up. “Senate…
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Back to the wall, Cruz decries challenger O’Rourke as out-of-touch leftist
Ted Cruz is in the political fight of his life — and he knows it.
The conservative U.S. senator from Texas is being outpaced and overshadowed by his progressive challenger, Beto O’Rourke, who is pushing to be the first Democrat in Texas to be elected to the Senate in 30 years.
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Senate candidates Cruz, O’Rourke square off in fractious debate
By James Oliphant DALLAS (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, trying furiously to beat back a high-profile challenge from Democratic rival Beto O’Rourke, repeatedly accused his opponent of being out of step with the Texas electorate as the two candidates faced off in a debate just six weeks before critical congressional elections. At Southern Methodist…
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Some gun-toting Texans embrace Democrat’s call for tougher firearm laws
Texas cattle rancher Bill Martin is a lifelong Republican who owns more than 20 firearms and has been shooting guns since the age of 6.
He is now considering the once-unthinkable: voting for a Democratic Senate candidate who wants tougher gun laws.
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Beto O’Rourke Leads Cruz by 2 points in New Texas Senate Poll
A new poll of the U.S. Senate race in Texas shows Democratic Representative Beto O’Rourke holding a two-point lead over incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz. The polls results are a shocker in a deep-red state with just 48 days to go until the midterm elections. “.@BetoORourke leads @TedCruz by 2 points among likely voters in…
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Colbert Says Cruz Is ‘Scared’ As Beto Goes on ‘The Late Show’
“Late Show†host Stephen Colbert said Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is running scared from his opponent Rep. Beto O’Rourke. As evidence, he cited that fact that Cruz bought ads that would be shown during O’Rourke’s Wednesday evening interview on Colbert’s show. “Colbert knocks ‘scared’ Ted Cruz for buying ads during Beto O’Rourke‘s appearance on…
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Ted Cruz’s Former Spokesman Says Beto O’Rourke Might Win
Another Republican has said in public that Senator Ted Cruz of Texas could possibly lose his reelection bid to Democrat Beto O’Rourke. Rick Tyler, who was formerly the communications director for Cruz during his 2016 presidential campaign, was on MSNBC Sunday talking about his ex-boss’s chances of winning reelection in the Lone Star State. Reluctantly,…
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With Beto O’Rourke Surging, Republicans Mount An Emergency Campaign To Save Ted Cruz
Democratic US Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke is surging in Texas, as his momentum is so strong that Republicans are mounting an emergency to campaign to try and save Sen. Ted Cruz from defeat.
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Beto O’Rourke Has Republicans Scared And Sending Trump To Texas
Republicans are in such a panic over Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s Senate run that they are sending Trump to Texas to campaign against him.
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One Beto O’Rourke Clip Has Been Viewed More Times Than Obama’s 2008 Convention Speech
A clip of Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) defending protesting NFL players has gotten more views than Obama’s 2008 Democratic convention speech.
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Shocker in Texas as Cruz Ad Campaign Helps O’Rourke Raise Millions
The polls in the U.S. Senate race in Texas between Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke show the race is tightening and it looks like Cruz is starting to panic. He just released a series of new TV ads that are supposed to help him cruise to an easy reelection victory but instead they have backfired…
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GOP Panic In Texas As Beto O’Rourke Is In A Statistical Tie With Ted Cruz
The Texas Senate race between incumbent Republican Senator Ted Cruz and Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke has grown extremely close and is within the statistical margin of error, according to a new poll released Wednesday. “Poll: Beto O’Rourke within 2 points of Cruz in Texas Senate race†Poll: Beto O'Rourke within 2 points of Cruz…
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Beto O’Rourke Breaks Fundraising Record But Still Trails Cruz
Texas Democrat and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke raised a record-setting $6.7 million in the first three months of the year, according to the Dallas Morning News. He still trails Ted Cruz in the polls, however, in a solidly red state which has not seen a Democrat elected to the Senate in 18 years. The…
