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'Beto' keeps flaring up like a bad case of herpes - he just won't go away:

https://texasscorecard.com/state/beto-orourke-reportedly-considering-bid-for-texas-governor/

By Griffin White September 20, 2021

The liberal former El Paso congressman who challenged Ted Cruz for a Senate seat in 2018 could be back for round two in a Texas statewide election. After failing to establish himself as a legitimate contender for the 2020 Democrat presidential nomination, many Democrat leaders in Texas believe Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke might set his sights on the governor’s mansion.

“We hope he’s going to run,” said Texas Democrat Party of Texas Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa in a statement to Axios. “We think he’ll be our strongest candidate. We think he can beat Abbott, because he’s vulnerable.”

It is no secret that Democrats have been pouring resources into Texas elections in a coordinated effort to turn the Republican stronghold blue for the first time in over two decades. After his 2018 senate race and 2020 bid for president, O’Rourke has acquired perhaps the two most important things in any election: money and name recognition.

In 2018, O’Rourke came dangerously close to unseating incumbent U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, only losing by around 215,000 votes. This narrow defeat invigorated Democrat efforts in Texas. Now that the state Legislature has passed the election integrity bill and Heartbeat Act into law, Texas Democrats seem more impassioned than ever before.

He then followed up his Senate campaign with a failed bid for president, taking a hard left turn in the Democrat presidential primaries in 2020. During the failed campaign, O’Rourke notoriously tweeted, “Hell yes, we’re gonna take your AR-15,” in response to questions about his support of gun control measures.

O’Rourke may very well attempt to take advantage of the volatile swarm of motivated Texas Democrats in a bid for governor in 2022. Democrat leaders from around the state claimed that O’Rourke informed them he is “seriously considering” running against incumbent Gov. Greg Abbott, according to The New York Times.

The Bigger Picture

The 87th Legislature commenced on Monday for their third special session, where they have been tasked with redrawing the political boundary lines in Texas based on 2020 census data. O’Rourke will announce any official bid for the governor’s race before this process has concluded.

In the event that the new district lines are challenged in the courts, there are provisions on the table to postpone the gubernatorial primary elections until the districts can be confirmed.

With Abbott facing several primary challengers, it remains to be seen if Texas Republicans support the incumbent, desire a fresh conservative voice in Austin, or if 2022 will finally be the year for Texas Democrats.

Someone needs to beat this fudge packer till his nose bleeds!

Wouldn’t that be one punch ?

He does have a punchable face.

Puto repeatedly gave himself many self inflicted wounds, on national tv no less, with his AR-15 diatribes. He was so unpopular, he fell out even before the Iowa caucus. He knows he doesn't have a chance in hell, but if he can con what's left of his stupid Dim voter base to contribute $$$, he can run a minimal expense campaign and pocket the rest for his retirement. He knows this will be his last chance for a political money grab.

Dems gonna be motivated in TX after the abortion bill. Money is going to flow like water into his campaign.

Beatoff O'Toole,,,,,O'Rourke to the rescue. What a jerk off!

The OTHER END.....with a 2x4!!

Already is!

As are the hundreds of thousands of illegal voters crossing the southern border

The Texas abortion bill that was passed by the TX Republicans was a huge tactical mistake. Not just for Texas, but the nationwide 2022 mid-terms. The Democrats had painted themselves as serving the far-left with "defund the police", "The Green New Deal", "open borders" and were poised to get clobbered. The Republicans just handed them a life line by passing their own radical agenda that alienates 50% of the population. Especially women, a group the Republicans were already struggling with.

It could turn out to be a huge boon in stemming the flow of transplants from the west coast. Though they obviously have got to get past the next couple election cycles.

With each asinine word Beto utters he's digging his political grave deeper. We must convince Abbot to step up and deport the illegals here and stop others from coming actoss the border. Let the chips fall where they may.

Abbott ain’t gunna do any such thing, he is afraid of pissing off the “legal” Hispanic community.

I have said this same thing,I think it has done more damage than good.
Now there are other states following along. It's going to hurt us.