{"id":1730729,"date":"2022-11-08T21:12:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T02:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1730729"},"modified":"2022-11-08T21:17:48","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T02:17:48","slug":"beto-orourke-loses-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-loses-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O&#8217;Rourke Loses Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">8<\/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-loses-again%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=1730729&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\/11\/MicrosoftTeams-image-17.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/\">NewsNation<\/a>) \u2014 The extremely contentious Texas governor\u2019s race has been called by NewsNation\/ Decision Desk HQ in favor of Greg Abbott.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Gov. Greg Abbott faced off against Democratic challenger Beto O\u2019Rourke during his bid for reelection for the position he\u2019s held since 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<meta \/><br \/>\n  <meta content=\"IE=edge\" \/><br \/>\n  <meta content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\" \/><br \/>\n  2022 General Embeds<\/p>\n<p>Abbott made immigration at the southern border a central theme of his 2022 campaign, blaming President Joe Biden for an unprecedented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/border-coverage\/illegal-border-crossings-to-us-from-mexico-hit-annual-high\/\">surge of crossings<\/a>. O\u2019Rourke, during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/elections-2022\/texas-2022-midterm-election\/texas-governor-debate\/abbott-orourke-spar-on-border-guns-and-abortion-in-only-debate\/\">only debate<\/a> between the two candidates, said Abbott was treating migrants as \u201cpolitical pawns\u201d by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/immigration\/by-the-numbers-over-12000-migrants-bused-from-texas\/\">busing them to so-called \u201csanctuary cities\u201d<\/a> \u2014 liberal strongholds like New York, Washington D.C. and Chicago. Gov. Abbott\u2019s office was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2022\/10\/19\/gov-abbotts-office-aware-of-migrants-flight-from-san-antonio-to-marthas-vineyard-texts-show\/\">reportedly also aware<\/a> of the flight of migrants out of Texas to Martha\u2019s Vineyard, coordinated by Gov. DeSantis.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/southwest\/report-on-uvalde-school-massacre-expected-to-be-released\/\">mass shooting<\/a> at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, became a key issue for O\u2019Rourke who criticized Abbott for his handling of the tragedy that rocked the state in May. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/elections-2022\/texas-2022-midterm-election\/texas-governor-debate\/abbott-orourke-spar-on-border-guns-and-abortion-in-only-debate\/\">O\u2019Rourke said<\/a> if he were voted into office, he would raise the minimum age of purchase of AR-15-style rifles to 21, institute universal background checks and create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/what-is-red-flag-law-gun-control-restrictions\/\">a red flag law<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Texas is home to one of the nation\u2019s strictest abortion bans, which doesn\u2019t include exceptions for rape or incest. Abbott, during his campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/politics\/elections-2022\/texas-2022-midterm-election\/texas-governor-debate\/abbott-orourke-spar-on-border-guns-and-abortion-in-only-debate\/\">defended the existing state laws<\/a> and pushed his \u201cAlternatives to Abortion\u201d program which he said \u201cprovides living assistance, baby supplies, all kinds of things that can help (expectant or new mothers).\u201d O\u2019Rourke spent much of his campaign advocating for abortion access and said he will \u201cfight to ensure that every woman in Texas can make her own decisions about her own body, her own future and her own healthcare.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke, a former Congressman, rocketed to national fame during his 2018 Senate bid, though he failed to find support among the people he hoped to represent. Though a blue wave swept through Congress during the 2018 election, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2018\/11\/06\/ted-cruz-beto-orourke-texas-midterm-election-results\/\">O\u2019Rourke failed to upset<\/a> incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, keeping Texas firmly red.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>While Democrats were hoping to flip the historically red state, a couple weeks before the election, Abbott held <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2022\/10\/21\/greg-abbott-beto-orourke-poll\/\">a firm, double-digit lead<\/a> over O\u2019Rourke in the polls. Issues that were of utmost importance to voters, according to the polls, include immigration and border control, abortion and the state economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Texas is one of 36 states electing their top executive officials during the 2022 midterm elections. Before the election, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\n2022 General Embeds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(NewsNation) \u2014 The extremely contentious Texas governor\u2019s race has been called by NewsNation\/ Decision Desk HQ in favor of Greg Abbott. Republican Gov. 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