{"id":1014443,"date":"2021-11-15T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1014443"},"modified":"2021-11-15T09:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:59:26","slug":"breaking-beto-orourke-launches-bid-for-texas-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-beto-orourke-launches-bid-for-texas-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Beto O\u2019Rourke Launches Bid For Texas Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-beto-orourke-launches-bid-for-texas-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1014443&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke officially launched a run for Texas governor on Monday, announcing that he intends to \u201cserve ALL of the people of Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am running for governor to serve ALL of the people of Texas,\u201d he said in his announcement, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/581533-orourke-announces-run-for-texas-governor\">according<\/a> to The Hill. \u201cI believe that the only way we are going to achieve great things for this state is by looking out for each other and moving forward together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke will likely be running against incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott. He said that he wanted to combat the \u201cfringe policies and incompetence that we see in Texas today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/news-politics\/beto-running-for-texas-governor\/\">told<\/a> Texas Monthly that he was upset about some of Abbott\u2019s education policies, which have included the prohibition of males from women\u2019s sports at the K-12 level and a bill relating to critical race theory in the classroom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to serve this state and try to bring the people of Texas together to do some of the really big work that is before us and get past this smallness and divisiveness that Greg Abbott has brought to Texas,\u201d O\u2019Rourke told the outlet. \u201cYou see it in the things he wants us to focus on right now, like which girls can play which sports in middle school, or what history teachers in public schools can teach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke also placed blame on Abbott for COVID-19 deaths and the Texas power grid failure last winter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Soon after O\u2019Rourke\u2019s official campaign announcement on Monday, the Republican Governors Association put out a statement warning Texas voters about policies that O\u2019Rourke has promoted in the past including a restriction of \u201cassault weapons\u201d and revocation of the tax-exempt status of religious organizations who don\u2019t support same-sex marriage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While on the campaign trail for president, O\u2019Rourke <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/democrat-beto-orourke-running-texas-140116217.html\">declared<\/a>, \u201c <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/1f401a8932974a84bff361be161df5de\">\u201cHell, yes, we\u2019re gonna take your AR-15.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas voters have already rejected Beto O\u2019Rourke for statewide office, and they\u2019ll do so again now that they know just how radical he really is,\u201d said RGA spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She continued, \u201cBeto 2.0 vowed to confiscate the firearms of law-abiding citizens, pledged to tear down physical barriers along the border, and supported regulations that would kill over a million jobs across the state and raise taxes and the cost of living on families and small businesses. There\u2019s no telling how far Beto 3.0 will go in his vain attempt to stay relevant after running out of promotions to chase in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke officially launched a run for Texas governor on Monday, announcing that he intends to \u201cserve ALL of the people of Texas.\u201d\u201cI am running for governor to serve ALL of the people of Texas,\u201d he said in his announcement, according to The Hill. \u201cI believe that the only way we are going to achieve great things for this state is by looking out for each other and moving forward together.\u201dO\u2019Rourke will likely be running against incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott. He said that he wanted to combat the \u201cfringe policies and incompetence that we see in Texas today.\u201dHe told Texas Monthly that he was upset about some of Abbott\u2019s education policies, which have included the prohibition of males from women\u2019s sports at the K-12 level and a bill relating to critical race theory in the classroom.\u00a0\u201cI want to serve this state and try to bring the people of Texas together to do some of the really big work that is before us and get past this smallness and divisiveness that Greg Abbott has brought to Texas,\u201d O\u2019Rourke told the outlet. \u201cYou see it in the things he wants us to focus on right now, like which girls can play which sports in middle school, or what history teachers in public schools can teach.\u201dO\u2019Rourke also placed blame on Abbott for COVID-19 deaths and the Texas power grid failure last winter.\u00a0Soon after O\u2019Rourke\u2019s official campaign announcement on Monday, the Republican Governors Association put out a statement warning Texas voters about policies that O\u2019Rourke has promoted in the past including a restriction of \u201cassault weapons\u201d and revocation of the tax-exempt status of religious organizations who don\u2019t support same-sex marriage.\u00a0While on the campaign trail for president, O\u2019Rourke declared, \u201c \u201cHell, yes, we\u2019re gonna take your AR-15.\u201d\u201cTexas voters have already rejected Beto O\u2019Rourke for statewide office, and they\u2019ll do so again now that they know just how radical he really is,\u201d said RGA spokesperson Joanna Rodriguez.\u00a0She continued, \u201cBeto 2.0 vowed to confiscate the firearms of law-abiding citizens, pledged to tear down physical barriers along the border, and supported regulations that would kill over a million jobs across the state and raise taxes and the cost of living on families and small businesses. There\u2019s no telling how far Beto 3.0 will go in his vain attempt to stay relevant after running out of promotions to chase in Washington.\u201dAbbott himself faces some internal political pressures with several other Republicans working to primary the governor. Reportedly, he has about $55 million of available campaign funds.\u00a0The Associated Press reported, \u201c Two conservative firebrands, including former Florida congressman Allen West, have launched primary challenges. Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Abbott but also has pressured him to audit the state\u2019s entire 2020 election results over false claims of fraud, even though he won Texas. Abbott has refused\u201dO\u2019Rourke lost his senate bid to Ted Cruz in 2018 by about 2.5 percentage points.\u00a0The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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