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Jan 17 2019
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From Gillibrand to Beto, one-time moderates shift left in preparation for 2020
The 2020 presidential race is just beginning, and already several declared or possible Democratic contenders once seen as moderates have shifted markedly to the left, in apparent appeals to the party's powerful progressive wing that have at the same time exposed them to charges of political opportunism.
Fox News (Online News)Oct 17 2018
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3 key moments in Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s final Senate debate
Ted Cruz tried to paint Beto O’Rourke as an “extreme” liberal in their final Senate debate. O’Rourke called him a liar.
VoxApr 13 2022
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Beto O’Rourke knocks Biden for ending Title 42 without a plan to deal with influx of migrants
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked the Biden administration for failing to give border communities a plan for dealing with the number of migrants at their doorstep before saying he’ll end the pandemic-era emergency health order that allows federal officials to turn people away at the border next month.
The Texas TribuneMar 11 2019
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Beto O’Rourke Moves Toward a 2020 Race He Could Upend, Ready or Not
Beto O’Rourke has driven alone across the plains, straining to find his emotional bearings — or at least a Pancake House in Liberal, Kan. He has collected an “El Pasoan of the Year” award, before a modest audience, and smiled coyly through an interview with Oprah Winfrey, before a bigger one.
He has surfaced on college campuses, to listen to students; at a Metallica concert, to listen
New York Times (News)Feb 16 2019
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Tear down that border wall: Is Beto's battlecry the new Dem litmus test for 2020?
Beto O’Rourke may have inadvertently got the ball rolling this week on an emerging litmus test for Democrats eyeing the White House in 2020 when he said he “absolutely” supports tearing down the existing barriers along the southern border with Mexico.
Fox News (Online News)May 30 2012
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Beto O'Rourke, Marijuana Legalization Supporter, Beats Rep. Silvestre Reyes
A Texas congressional candidate who favors marijuana legalization beat eight-term incumbent El Paso Rep. Silvestre Reyes Tuesday in the Democratic primary for the congressional district closest to Mexico's Ciudad Juarez.
HuffPostOct 04 2022
Analysis
Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke accused each other of misinforming Texans during their debate. Here are the facts.
Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking a third term, and Beto O’Rourke, the Democrat trying to unseat him in November, faced off on Friday night in their only scheduled debate and sparred over the major issues in the race, from immigration to gun policies to the reliability of Texas’ power grid since a February 2021 winter storm left millions without power or heat for days.
Throughout the
The Texas TribuneSep 27 2022
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Beto O’Rourke shrugs off polling deficit, promises he won’t let down Democrats in South Texas
Beto O’Rourke, the Democratic nominee for governor, said Saturday he was taking the latest polls putting him behind Gov. Greg Abbott by mid single digits with a “grain of salt.”
O’Rourke spoke for an hour Saturday with The New Yorker staff writer Lawrence Wright during the third day of The Texas Tribune Festival. His appearance came with less than two months until the November election
The Texas TribuneAug 27 2019
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Beto O’Rourke Ejects Breitbart News Reporter from Event at Historically Black College
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) has styled himself as a champion of press freedom, tweeting last October: “The press is not the enemy of the people but the best defense against tyranny.” It is now August, and with his poll numbers falling in the Democratic presidential primary, O’Rourke has decided that he is entitled to abuse members of the press who cannot be
Breitbart NewsDec 16 2018
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Beto O'Rourke, Democrats tour migrant tent city: 'We need to shut it down'
Rep. Beto O’Rourke and four other Democratic members of Congress toured a remote tent city in West Texas on Saturday where they said that 2,700 immigrant teens are being held at a cost of roughly $1 million per day.
Washington Times