{"id":538221,"date":"2021-05-24T11:05:48","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538221"},"modified":"2021-05-24T11:05:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T15:05:50","slug":"governor-beto-orourke-former-presidential-candidate-reportedly-considering-gubernatorial-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/governor-beto-orourke-former-presidential-candidate-reportedly-considering-gubernatorial-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Beto O\u2019Rourke? Former Presidential Candidate Reportedly Considering Gubernatorial Run"},"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%2Fgovernor-beto-orourke-former-presidential-candidate-reportedly-considering-gubernatorial-run%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=538221&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\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1176421512-scaled-e1621865382353.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Beto O\u2019Rourke is considering making a gubernatorial run in his home state of Texas, according to a new report from The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Rourke, a former Democratic Texas representative who tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/12\/07\/beto-campaign-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unseat<\/a> Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 before launching a failed 2020 presidential <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2019\/11\/01\/beto-orourke-drops-out-presidential-race-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">campaign<\/a>, could be returning to the limelight by running for Texas governor. One of O\u2019Rourke\u2019s top aides told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-texas-election-2020-campaign-2016-government-and-politics-1d2fcef28c9d9a00c33500845136bda1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AP<\/a> that while O\u2019Rourke has not taken any formal steps in forming a campaign, the former congressman has not ruled out a 2022 gubernatorial bid.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.6\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former Texas congressman and presidential candidate Beto O\u2019Rourke is weighing a run for governor. But O\u2019Rourke, who teased an announcement of his White House bid on Vanity Fair\u2019s cover, is being quiet about it, and Texas Democrats are anxious to know. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WB85h2FlDG\">https:\/\/t.co\/WB85h2FlDG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AP Politics (@AP_Politics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP_Politics\/status\/1396807460346867712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/03\/beto-orourke-officials-literally-sacrifice-texans-reopen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">O\u2019Rourke<\/a> were to run, this would be his third election cycle as a candidate in a row, the AP noted.<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats in the state are seeking answers from O\u2019Rourke on his political ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImpatience is not the word for it,\u201d Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa told the AP. \u201cBut anxious is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 election for Democrats in Texas was a disappointment despite President Joe Biden\u2019s win overall. Democrats believed they stood a chance at flipping the state House, but wound up not gaining a single seat. O\u2019Rourke was among those that worked to flip the Texas House with state Democrats, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Hinojosa said he spoke to O\u2019Rourke about a possible gubernatorial run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told him that I thought that we needed a strong candidate for governor and he certainly fit that mold,\u201d Hinojosa claimed to tell O\u2019Rourke in the AP report. \u201cIn my opinion, if anybody could beat Abbott, he could beat him,\u201d Hinojosa said, according to the AP.<\/p>\n<p>Hinojosa also said that he\u2019s hoping O\u2019Rourke will make a decision in short order, as other Democrats across the state are weighing their own electoral prospects, and a prominent name like O\u2019Rourke\u2019s at the top of the ticket for Democrats could provide a boost, the AP noted. However, the gubernatorial race could be further <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/17\/report-matthew-mcconaughey-making-calls-texas-governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complicated<\/a> if a political outsider like actor <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/19\/matthew-mcconaughey-lead-greg-abbot-texas-governor-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew McConaughey<\/a> joined the race, as reports have suggested he is considering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beto O\u2019Rourke is considering making a gubernatorial run in his home state of Texas, according to a new report from The Associated Press.O\u2019Rourke, a former Democratic Texas representative who tried &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312795,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1176421512-scaled-e1621865382353.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Governor Beto O\u2019Rourke? 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