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Related: About this forumO'Rourke lands first congressional endorsement
Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) became the first lawmaker to endorse former Rep. Beto O'Rourke's (D-Texas) nascent presidential bid on Thursday, lauding the El Paso Democrat's ability to "rise above the toxic division in our politics."
"Im proud to endorse my friend @BetoORourke for President!" Rice wrote on Twitter. "Hes honest, authentic and has the courage of his convictions and a bold vision for our future," she added. "Most importantly, he'll build a movement that will rise above the toxic division in our politics and unite this country."
In announcing his candidacy on Thursday, O'Rourke became the second Texan to enter the 2020 race. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro has been running for the Democratic nomination since December.
In an email on Thursday morning, shortly after O'Rourke's announcement, Castro's campaign touted a spate of endorsements from 30 Democratic officials in Texas, including 2 state senators, 17 state representatives and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Henry Cisneros.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/434014-orourke-lands-first-congressional-endorsement
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dsc
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bigtree
(85,998 posts)...hell of a start.
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workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
SFnomad
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forklift
(401 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
doompatrol39
(428 posts)What an awesome idea, that nobody has had before and nobody has promised to do.
Clearly his charm will cut through all the rancor in DC and allow us all to get stuff done.
Honestly, this is not a dig at Beto, but c'mon. If anyone is using that as an endorsement or a selling point for anyone they are either lying through their teeth or completely naive or have not been paying attention to the past 25 years or longer.
We don't need bipartisan solutions or reaching across the aisle. We've tried that. We need someone who is going to fight.
Not saying Beto isn't that, but unless that is what he's going to run on then......good luck with that.
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Power 2 the People
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IrishEyes
(3,275 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)Thanks for the link.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden