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Nov 02 2019
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'That poor bastard!' - Trump mocks Beto O'Rourke during rally after his exit from presidential race
President Donald Trump kicked Beto O'Rourke on his way out of the presidential primary race on Friday during his rally in Tupelo, Mississippi.
"Oh did you hear? Beto," Trump said to his audience.
"Oh that poor bastard. Poor pathetic guy. He was pathetic," he added.
"Does he ever stand on the floor and speak?" Trump said. "But he's waving his arms and going crazy, and I
The BlazeFeb 28 2022
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'Trying despite the odds': Beto O'Rourke embraces return to long-shot status in bid to oust Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
More than an hour after Beto O'Rourke had wrapped up a town hall meeting at Prairie View A&M University, three female students who had waited in a selfie line were trying to teach the former congressman a TikTok dance.
O'Rourke, the favorite for the Democratic nod in Tuesday's primary to take on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, was struggling. But he embraced the embarrassment.
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CNN (Online News)Nov 06 2018
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Democrat O'Rourke takes on big challenge: turning Texas
In one of the biggest challenges for his party in Tuesday’s elections, Beto O’Rourke hoped to oust Republican Ted Cruz and become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from the deeply conservative state of Texas in three decades.
ReutersJan 18 2022
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Texas governor race: Abbott, O'Rourke haul in big bucks
There’s a popular and well-used saying that "everything is bigger in Texas."
And that certainly seems to be true when it comes to campaign fundraising in the Lone Star State’s 2022 gubernatorial showdown.
Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke announced on Tuesday that he brought in a record $7.2 million in the 46 days from his mid-November campaign launch through the close of most
Fox News (Online News)Mar 18 2019
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O'Rourke faces pressure from left on 'Medicare for all'
Beto O'Rourke has offered conflicting messages on 'Medicare for all,' drawing fire from progressive activists who accuse him of backing off an idea they say he once supported.
The issue has become an important litmus test for those on the party's left and an early question for O'Rourke, who announced his presidential run on Thursday.
O’Rourke previously supported a full-scale
The HillMar 09 2019
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2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls to take stage at SXSW; Beto O'Rourke to attend film premiere about failed Senate bid
2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls will take the stage this weekend at the uber-trendy South by Southwest (SXSW) tech, film and music festival in Austin, Texas as the candidates seek to beef up their street cred with the young people, and stand out from what is quickly becoming a crowded primary field. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., will speak on Saturday,
Fox News (Online News)May 29 2019
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Democrat O'Rourke unveils "community-based" immigration plan
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke proposed a new immigration plan on Wednesday that will allow churches and local communities to sponsor immigrants to the United States in becoming American citizens.
O’Rourke, a former Texas congressman from the Texas border city of El Paso, said the plan would also give citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants living in American
ReutersOct 17 2018
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In U.S. Senate battle in Texas O'Rourke gets tough, but is it too late?
It was no more Mr. Nice Guy for Beto O’Rourke.
ReutersJan 30 2022
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Abbott, O'Rourke lead off election year with visits to border cities
The race for Texas governor was kickstarted Saturday as Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke returned to the campaign trail along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Abbott formally announced his bid for a third term in McAllen, saying he was running to "keep Texas on the right course." Minutes earlier, O'Rourke was back on the stump in his hometown of El Paso, accusing Abbott
The Texas TribuneJul 15 2019
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O'Rourke says he and his wife are descended from slave owners
White House hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Sunday revealed that he and his wife, Amy, are descended from slave owners.
The former Democratic congressman from Texas wrote in a Medium post that he was recently given documents showing that his paternal great-great-great grandfather listed two women, Rose and Eliza, as his possessions.
"That those enslaved Americans owned by my ancestors
The Hill