{"id":1594734,"date":"2022-08-08T13:32:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T17:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1594734"},"modified":"2022-08-08T13:32:13","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T17:32:13","slug":"watch-beto-orourke-leaves-campaign-stop-surrounded-by-abbott-supporters-dancing-to-kid-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-beto-orourke-leaves-campaign-stop-surrounded-by-abbott-supporters-dancing-to-kid-rock\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Beto O\u2019Rourke Leaves Campaign Stop Surrounded By Abbott Supporters Dancing To Kid Rock"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fwatch-beto-orourke-leaves-campaign-stop-surrounded-by-abbott-supporters-dancing-to-kid-rock%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=1594734&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>Demonstrators dancing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/kid-rock\">Kid Rock<\/a> and toting \u201cAbbott for Governor\u201d signs heckled Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/beto-orourke\">Beto O\u2019Rourke<\/a> as he left a campaign event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\">Texas<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke wrapped up an hour-long campaign stop in Rockdale, Texas, Friday evening and walked back to his truck through a crowd of Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott supporters. Several boisterous people walked O\u2019Rourke back to his vehicle, waving Abbott signs and dancing along to Kid Rock\u2019s \u201cWe the People.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Beto?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Beto<\/a> gets the boot in Rockdale, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texas?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BetosNotWelcomeHere?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BetosNotWelcomeHere<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9YMvA9c5wl\">pic.twitter.com\/9YMvA9c5wl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sue Knows Best (@sues86453) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sues86453\/status\/1556251182326333443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke is using the months left before the election to hit campaign stops across Texas, even in deep red Milam County, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/11\/03\/us\/elections\/results-texas.html\">voted<\/a> more than 75% in favor of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. O\u2019Rourke is hoping to make up ground with a blitz across the Lone Star State in his <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/2022-election-forecast\/governor\/\">longshot<\/a> attempt to unseat Abbott, who is running for his third term in the office.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke\u2019s signature issue is gun control, and he is <a href=\"https:\/\/betoorourke.com\/issue\/promote-gun-safety\/\">campaigning<\/a> to ban AR-15 rifles and other firearms. He also wants to repeal the state\u2019s constitutional carry law and implement red flag laws and other gun control reforms.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic candidate is well-known for his gun control activism. On May 25, O\u2019Rourke interrupted a press conference led by Abbott over the mass shooting at Uvalde Elementary School that resulted in the deaths of 19 students and two educators.<\/p>\n<p>As Abbott was delivering remarks, O\u2019Rourke <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/youre-a-sick-son-of-a-b-beto-orourke-crashes-greg-abbott-press-conference-on-uvalde-shooting\">approached<\/a> the stage and accused the governor of not doing enough to combat gun violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe time to stop the next shooting is right now and you are doing nothing. You are offering us nothing,\u201d O\u2019Rourke said. \u201cThis is totally predictable when you choose not to do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics accused O\u2019Rourke of using the Uvalde tragedy as a campaign stunt. As O\u2019Rourke confronted Abbott, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the Democratic gubernatorial candidate an \u201cembarrassment\u201d and told him to sit down.<\/p>\n<p>Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin, who was also on stage with Abbott, had strong words for O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSir, you are out of line. Please leave this auditorium,\u201d McLaughlin yelled. \u201cI can\u2019t believe. You\u2019re a sick son of a b****, you would come to a deal like this to make a political issue.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demonstrators dancing to Kid Rock and toting \u201cAbbott for Governor\u201d signs heckled Democratic Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke as he left a campaign event in Texas on Friday. O\u2019Rourke wrapped up an hour-long campaign stop in Rockdale, Texas, Friday evening and walked back to his truck through a crowd of Texas Republican Gov. 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