Promising a positive campaign and to address immigration reform, climate change, and health care, Beto O'Rourke joined the Presidential race early this morning. The Hill: "The only way for us to live up to the promise of America is to give it our all and to give it for all of us," he said in a video announcing his candidacy early Thursday." "O’Rourke also vowed a “positive campaign” that “seeks to bring out the very best from every single one of us, that seeks to unite a very

Beto O'Rourke directly challenged the President last night at their dueling rallies in El Paso, TX. Their speeches vividly demonstrate the differences in the two men and their disparate visions of America's future. Trump reiterated a litany of false claims about undocumented immigrants and their impact on violent crime, drugs and jobs, while O'Rourke focused on their positive contribution to El Paso and the nation. The President spoke of walling off the southern border while

[updated 6/18/19] Beto O'Rourke is running for President and he might be the tonic America needs to heal the divisions in our nation and expunge the Trump years from our collective consciousness. The Democratic Party is blessed with many fine candidates for President in 2020, but Beto is the antithesis of Donald Trump; he's smart, passionate, and optimistic about America's future. And, most importantly, he appeals to our better angels, rejecting Trump's dark vision of a natio

The Houston Chronicle endorsed Ted Cruz in 2012, but in a stinging editorial today champions his opponent Beto O'Rourke in this year's Texas Senate race. Among the reasons, and there is a long list, the newspaper argues that Congress needs elected officials who will stand up to President Trump rather than supplicants and apologists. The Chronicle sees Beto as the perfect counterweight to Trump who it argues is a "danger to the republic". Houston Chronicle: "There's one more r

An enthusiastic crowd estimated at 55,000 came to see Beto O'Rouke and Willie Nelson in Austin, TX over the weekend and it was quite a show. Beto warmed up the crowd for Willie with an impassioned speech offering a new vision for Texas including marijuana legalization, LGBTQ rights and universal health care. US News: "Taking an open-air stage in Texas' progressive-minded capital city, O'Rourke said he wanted to appeal to voters from both parties and independents but called f