Sacramento for Beto

Beto O'Rourke: "For too long, our party has chosen to play it safe. To triangulate and poll-test our responses in fear of the NRA. And what do we have to show for it? More than a year after Parkland, seven years after Sandy Hook, and 20 years after Columbine, we have made no progress in the fight against gun violence." 🇺🇸

Beto O’Rourke: When It Comes to Fighting Gun Violence, Listen to the Kids We can follow the lead of the students marching for their lives.

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"But perhaps his most telling policy-focused moment...was when he described systemic inequality that exists between white and black people, raising concerns about a prison population disproportionately composed of people of color." 🇺🇸

Beto O'Rourke links violence to Trump's rhetoric and policies in fiery Schenley Plaza speech

"[Beto O'Rourke] is clearly pushing the envelope, but that doesn’t mean the proposal shouldn’t be debated. Politics aside, there is considerable logic to his position." 🇺🇸

Opinion | Beto O’Rourke’s buyback proposal pushes the envelope. That doesn’t mean it isn’t logical. Could it be conducted safely and effectively? At what cost?

The media is finally seeing what we've seen all along: "[Beto O'Rourke] has broken through the Democratic primary’s noise with expressions of raw, visceral, and expletive-laden anger over issues like gun violence and racism." 🇺🇸

Beto O’Rourke’s Presidential Campaign Suddenly Has A Purpose Beto O'Rourke has broken through the Democratic primary’s noise with expressions of raw anger and a divisive new stance on gun control.

"'If we don't call this country's attention to the true cost and consequence of Donald Trump, then the blame will be on us, every one of us who was complicit in our silence,' [Beto O'Rourke] said." 🇺🇸

Beto O'Rourke Reboots His Presidential Campaign With A Focus On Guns And Trump In an ongoing series, The NPR Politics Podcast is hitting the road and interviewing 2020 Democratic presidential candidates. In this episode, Asma Khalid and Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters sit down with former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke to ask about why he's the best pick for president. This series....

"As Texas public officials from across the state, we agree that Texas needs Beto. But we need him in the White House, not the Senate...Beto does the hard work of bringing people together...With him at the top of the ticket, we can finally turn Texas blue and, in doing so, guarantee that Donald Trump never darkens our doorstep again." 🇺🇸

Friday letters: Hometown teams, Team Beto states its case Home is where the heart is Regarding “Dallas wins award for best drama, giving slight advantage to Houston” (Sports, Aug. 22): The biggest difference between the Texans and the Cowboys is that the Texans are Houston’s team. With all due respect to the Cowboys’ historical winning record, they...

"[Beto O'Rourke will] focus heavily on three key issues: racism, white supremacy and guns—and plans to propose what the campaign calls 'new, bold solutions.'" 🇺🇸

Beto O'Rourke to deliver campaign reset speech Thursday Beto O'Rourke will deliver a campaign reset speech Thursday focused on combating racism, white supremacy and guns.

Beto O'Rourke: "When President Donald Trump describes Mexican immigrants as 'rapists' and 'bringing crime' or refers to undocumented immigrants as individuals who 'infest our country' -- he speaks not as America's President but as an emissary of hate." 🇺🇸

Beto O'Rourke: It's America's moment of truth Beto O'Rourke writes that after the mass shooting in El Paso, in this democracy, the power still rests with the people. And it is on all of us, individually and through the press and Congress, to decide what this country will stand for at this defining moment of truth.