{"id":1353581,"date":"2022-03-01T21:52:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T02:52:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1353581"},"modified":"2022-03-01T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T02:53:02","slug":"beto-orourke-clinches-democrat-nomination-in-texas-gubernatorial-democrat-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-clinches-democrat-nomination-in-texas-gubernatorial-democrat-primary\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O\u2019Rourke Clinches Democrat Nomination in Texas Gubernatorial Democrat Primary"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fbeto-orourke-clinches-democrat-nomination-in-texas-gubernatorial-democrat-primary%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=1353581&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-1159735093-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Democrat Robert Francis \u201cBeto\u201d O\u2019Rourke clinched the Democrat nomination in the Texas gubernatorial Democrat primary to face off against incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in November, <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/AP_Politics\/status\/1498840839392485380\">according<\/a> to the Associated Press, calling the race at 9:00 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke won his party\u2019s nomination after running against a weak field of Democrat challengers in the Lone Star State\u2019s primary race \u2014 the first in the nation kickoff to the midterm election season \u2014 after the actor Matthew McConaughey decided not to run for governor \u2013 which in turn effectively cleared the field for O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke will have to go head-to-head against Abbott \u2013 who is backed by Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2022-midterm-elections-ap-news-alert-elections-texas-primary-elections-1001243a8735470abcb055b25472c2fc\">projected<\/a> to win his party\u2019s nomination Tuesday night, as well \u2013 will have to convince the people of Texas, who handed him two other failed elections, that he his worthy enough to be elected to the state\u2019s highest elected office.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Democrat, who has failed in his last two campaign attempts \u2014 losing against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) in 2018 and in a failed presidential bid in 2020 \u2013 has had a career full of extreme leftist positions such as open borders when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/11\/15\/beto-orourkes-seven-greatest-hits-walls-do-not-save-lives-walls-end-lives\/\">said<\/a>, \u201cWalls do not save lives, walls end lives.\u201d Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/15\/texas-goes-first-a-fortnight-from-americas-first-primary-day-what-to-look-for-in-lone-star-state\/\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>In 2019, for instance, O\u2019Rourke threatened gun owners by saying \u201cwe\u2019re going to take\u201d away their AR-15s and AK-47s, something he stood by for years. But last week in Tyler, Texas, O\u2019Rourke\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/09\/beto-orourke-pivots-not-interested-taking-anything-anyone\/\">tried to change his stance<\/a>\u00a0by now saying \u201cI\u2019m not interested in taking anything from anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke still supports gun control though, as in the next breath he ripped constitutional carry measures that Abbott backed. \u201cI want to make sure that we protect our fellow Texans far better than we\u2019re doing right now,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said. \u201cAnd that we listen to law enforcement, which Greg Abbott refused to do. He turned his back on them when he signed that permitless carry bill that endangers the lives of law enforcement in a state that\u2019s seen more cops and sheriff\u2019s deputies gunned down than in any other.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, while\u00a0Abbott has the support of Trump, O\u2019Rourke will have to convince Texas without the help of national Democrats. During a press conference in January, he <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1485770340471033859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1485770340471033859%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breitbart.com%2Fpolitics%2F2022%2F01%2F31%2Fpoll-texas-gov-greg-abbott-holds-double-digit-lead-over-beto-orourke%2F\">wanted<\/a> President Joe Biden and any other politician from Washington, DC, to stay away from his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in any national politician \u2014 anyone outside of Texas \u2014 coming into this state to help decide the outcome of this,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said, noting that he wants only to \u201cwork with\u201d and \u201clisten to\u201d people from the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>The general election is on November 8.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jacob Bliss is a reporter for Breitbart News. You can follow him on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacobmbliss\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrat Robert Francis \u201cBeto\u201d O\u2019Rourke clinched the Democrat nomination in the Texas gubernatorial Democrat primary to face off against incumbent Republican Gov. 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