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left-of-center2012

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Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:05 AM Mar 2019

O'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."

"I’m proud to endorse my friend @BetoORourke for President!" Rice wrote on Twitter. "He’s 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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O'Rourke lands first congressional endorsement (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 OP
this would be the rep who led the revolt against Pelosi dsc Mar 2019 #1
Rep. Kathleen Rice, who organized against Nancy Pelosi's reappointment as speaker bigtree Mar 2019 #2
Wow what a great endorsement! workinclasszero Mar 2019 #5
Maybe soon Beto can get a "huge" endorsement from one of his campaign's national chairpersons SFnomad Mar 2019 #9
Beto rocks!! nt forklift Mar 2019 #3
Sweet. He's going to rise above the political division? doompatrol39 Mar 2019 #4
+1000 Power 2 the People Mar 2019 #7
Foremer Governor Martin O'Malley also endorsed Beto O'Rourke. IrishEyes Mar 2019 #6
That is an excellent endorsement. MrsCoffee Mar 2019 #8
 

dsc

(52,162 posts)
1. this would be the rep who led the revolt against Pelosi
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:11 AM
Mar 2019
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bigtree

(85,998 posts)
2. Rep. Kathleen Rice, who organized against Nancy Pelosi's reappointment as speaker
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:11 AM
Mar 2019

...hell of a start.

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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
5. Wow what a great endorsement!
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:24 AM
Mar 2019
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SFnomad

(3,473 posts)
9. Maybe soon Beto can get a "huge" endorsement from one of his campaign's national chairpersons
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:39 PM
Mar 2019
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

doompatrol39

(428 posts)
4. Sweet. He's going to rise above the political division?
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 10:23 AM
Mar 2019

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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MrsCoffee

(5,803 posts)
8. That is an excellent endorsement.
Thu Mar 14, 2019, 12:39 PM
Mar 2019

Thanks for the link.

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