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For real. Dude sided with republicans against his own party even though he was in a solidly blue district. Even campaigned all over the state for a republican!
by velcrovan 8y ago
For real. Dude sided with republicans against his own party even though he was in a solidly blue district. Even campaigned all over the state for a republican!
I love what he did for downballot dems in 2016 and he had that great speech on youtube. But c'mon. Mr GOP Lovefest is not who we need in 2020.
- edaemon 8y agoI didn't know much about his voting record, so I searched a bit and found this: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/21/18150359/beto-orourke-voting-record https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/12/21/18150359/... That indicates O'Rourke votes slightly conservative for a Democrat, but is still far more liberal than any Republican. The data cited there shows him pretty squarely in the "slightly conservative Democrat" range: https://voteview.com/person/21361/beto-o-rourke https://voteview.com/person/21361/beto-o-rourke Is that an inaccurate assessment? I'm wondering where "Mr GOP Lovefest" comes from.
- philwelch 8y agoPurity testing. Kind of like how Republicans dismiss moderates as "RINOs".
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