{"id":2474286,"date":"2025-08-13T13:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-urges-democrats-to-punch-back-gop-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:15:11","slug":"beto-orourke-urges-democrats-to-punch-back-gop-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/beto-orourke-urges-democrats-to-punch-back-gop-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O&#8217;Rourke urges Democrats to &#8216;punch back&#8217; GOP &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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-urges-democrats-to-punch-back-gop-washington-examiner%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=2474286&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 Texas Congressman Beto O&#8217;Rourke delivered a forceful and profanity-filled speech urging Democrats to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stop focusing solely<\/a> on being right and rather fight harder to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-coaching-britains-leftist-labour-party-on-how-to-win-power\/\" title=\"Obama Coaching Britain&#039;s Leftist Labour ... on How to Win Power\">gain political power<\/a>. Using a sports metaphor, he described the political situation as a basketball game where Democrats are being severely outplayed and unfairly treated by their Republican opponents, calling on his party to &#8220;punch back&#8221; and &#8220;win some f***ing power.&#8221; This call to action comes amid a legal battle in Texas, where a judge issued an injunction preventing O&#8217;Rourke&#8217;s political group from financially supporting Democrats who fled the state over a redistricting dispute. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has accused O&#8217;Rourke of violating this restraining order and has suggested imprisonment might be necesary to enforce compliance. O&#8217;Rourke also warned that if democrats fail to win the 2026 midterm elections, former President Donald Trump&#8217;s influence and &#8220;authoritarian control&#8221; could become nearly unstoppable, potentially leading to a Republican-controlled House and even a &#8220;Trump third term.&#8221; the Texas Supreme Court is currently considering related legal efforts to expel certain Democratic legislators from the Texas House.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Beto O&rsquo;Rourke urges Democrats to &lsquo;punch back&rsquo; GOP: &lsquo;Win some f***ing power!&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202400\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Rep. Beto O&rsquo;Rourke (D-TX) gave a profanity-laced call to action Friday, saying his party is in &ldquo;a basketball game&rdquo; and its opponents are &ldquo;clobbering the s*** out of us.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tarrant County District Judge Megan Fahey issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3495487\/judge-blocks-beto-orourke-financially-aiding-fugitive-state-lawmakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">temporary injunction against O&rsquo;Rourke&rsquo;s political group, Powered by People<\/a>, last Friday. The injunction bars O&rsquo;Rourke from financially aiding state Democrats who have fled Texas amid its redistricting effort, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/politics\/3498260\/texas-redistricting-republicans-special-session-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">another special legislative session is scheduled<\/a> for this Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3470089\/antifa-tracker-far-left-activists-who-face-federal-charges\/\">Antifa tracker: The far-left activists who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-charged-with-election-interference-for-social-media-post\/\" title=\"Conservative charged with election interference for social media post\">face federal charges<\/a> under Trump&#8217;s DOJ<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498587\/stallone-kiss-strait-trump-kennedy-center-honorees\/\">Stallone, KISS, and Strait: Trump announces Kennedy Center honorees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/business\/3498591\/att-class-action-lawsuit-how-to-file-claim-177-million-settlement\/\">AT&amp;T agrees to pay $177 million to resolve class-action lawsuit: Here&#8217;s how you can get your share<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>O&rsquo;Rourke, a 2022 Texas gubernatorial candidate, said he feels &ldquo;for far too long&rdquo; Democrats have cared more about &ldquo;being right than being in power.&rdquo; In comparison, he said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3497538\/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-gop-challenger-washington-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican<\/a> lawmakers care more about remaining in power &ldquo;than anything else, and it really shows.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re in a basketball game right now, if you&rsquo;ll excuse the metaphor, where the refs have left the arena and the other side is just clobbering the s*** out of us,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Rourke said at a keynote speech for Netroors Nation. &ldquo;Punching us in the face, kicking us in the nuts, and we&rsquo;re kind of throwing our hands up, and we&rsquo;re asking the crowd, the people of America, &lsquo;Hey, do you see what&rsquo;s going on here? This is unfair! This isn&rsquo;t the rules that we agreed to play by.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1AojsF9em0?si=FL_wZ-_hRJCMTo9G&amp;start=432\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, who cares about the f***ing rules right now? Punch back, kick back, dunk over their heads and win some f***ing power!&rdquo; O&rsquo;Rourke said.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Rourke also said President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3498311\/anna-giaritelli-lauds-trump-making-victims-dc-crime-feel-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;authoritarian control&rdquo; will be &ldquo;nearly unstoppable&rdquo; if the Democratic Party does not win the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3498446\/don-beyer-primary-challenger-mohamed-seifeldein-virginia-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. Should this happen, he predicts Trump&rsquo;s political opponents will be &ldquo;targeted for vengeance&rdquo; and a Republican-controlled House will open the door to &ldquo;a Trump third term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3497299\/democrats-authenticity-doomed-search\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>DEMOCRATS AND THEIR DOOMED SEARCH FOR &lsquo;AUTHENTICITY&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3497558\/paxton-beto-orourke-pac-payments-jail-democrats-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">a motion for contempt Tuesday against O&rsquo;Rourke<\/a>, accusing him of &ldquo;blatantly&rdquo; violating the restraining order that prevented him from financially supporting the &ldquo;runaway&rdquo; state Democrats. Paxton also said that &ldquo;imprisonment is absolutely necessary to persuade&rdquo; O&rsquo;Rourke to obey the law.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3497455\/texas-supreme-court-delays-decision-greg-abbott-ken-paxton-request-eject-democrats-from-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Texas Supreme Court requested more information<\/a> from Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott&rsquo;s (R-TX) bid to expel several House Democrats from the state legislature on Tuesday. 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