{"id":5518,"date":"2018-10-04T21:40:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T21:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/beto-orourke-the-senate-candidate-hoping-to-turn-texas-blue\/"},"modified":"2018-10-04T21:40:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T21:40:38","slug":"beto-orourke-the-senate-candidate-hoping-to-turn-texas-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/beto-orourke-the-senate-candidate-hoping-to-turn-texas-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Beto O&#8217;Rourke: The Senate candidate hoping to turn Texas blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHvhx4N5OIw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In one of the most hotly contested matchups in the US midterm elections, Democrat Beto O&#8217;Rourke is trying to unseat conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The 46-year-old Beto, whom supporters call by his first name, is climbing in the polls, as the November 6th election draws ever closer.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Beto O&#8217;Rourke: The Senate candidate hoping to turn Texas blue<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Beto+O%27Rourke%3A+The+Senate+candidate+hoping+to+turn+Texas+blue&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Beto O'Rourke: The Senate candidate hoping to turn Texas blue - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.click2houston.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas%2F2024%2F05%2F01%2Ftwo-houston-democrats-face-off-in-back-to-back-elections-for-john-whitmires-open-state-senate-seat%2F&amp;c=13930621736240099999&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo Houston Democrats face off in back-to-back elections for John Whitmire\u2019s open state Senate seat\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>State Rep. Jarvis Johnson and emergency room nurse Molly Cook are duking it out in a sleepy special election to briefly occupy the seat vacated when Whitmire was elected mayor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dallasnews.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F04%2F19%2Flt-gov-dan-patrick-rules-the-texas-senate-now-he-seeks-influence-in-the-house%2F&amp;c=13004810654265215085&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLt. Gov. Dan Patrick rules the Texas Senate. Now he seeks influence in the House\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dan Patrick wields vast power in the Texas Senate with a warm smile and a grandfatherly ... to his priorities on border security, tax cuts, election fraud, school choice and other issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.savannahnow.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Felections%2Fstate%2F2024%2F04%2F19%2Flocal-forum-showcases-state-senate-candidates%2F73370971007%2F&amp;c=9070239322056745567&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState Senate candidates talk platforms during forum in Richmond Hill\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the first time since being appointed to the state senate in 2014 ... removing \"obscene\" books from school libraries. The two candidates sought to distinguish their platforms during the ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fpolitics%2Fhouston%2Farticle%2Fjohnson-cook-clash-race-succeed-john-whitmire-19406297.php&amp;c=10054817438067346100&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t4 debate takeaways as Johnson, Cook clash in heated race to succeed Whitmire in Texas Senate\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The two candidates, running to succeed Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas Senate, repeatedly clashed ... During the debate, organized by the Bayou Blue Democrats, Johnson took aim at Cook for ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimoresun.com%2F2024%2F04%2F18%2Fangela-alsobrooks-larry-hogan%2F&amp;c=16681198727234164001&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAngela Alsobrooks is the best candidate to take on Larry Hogan for U.S. Senate seat | GUEST COMMENTARY\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Angela Alsobrooks is a remarkable candidate because she is already a proven leader. Ira Shapiro (ira@shapiroglobal.com) is a former Senate staffer and Clinton administration trade ambassador.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.news-leader.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2024%2F04%2F17%2Fmissouri-senate-sends-texas-border-deployment-bill-governor-mike-parson%2F73360798007%2F&amp;c=8701521239741529544&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMissouri Senate sends bill funding Texas border deployment to governor\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The $91,000 paid for four vans, three trucks and a car for use by the soldiers while in Texas, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Lincoln Hough said. The state general revenue fund is also ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Frepublican-hogan-vows-hell-be-outspent-not-outworked-multi-millionaire-dem-key-senate-race&amp;c=2538337248285513137&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSurging GOP Senate candidate unfazed by personal war chest of millionaire Dem in key blue state battle\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Larry Hogan \u2014 who's aiming to flip a Democrat-controlled open Senate seat in his heavily blue home state \u2014 is ... according to Federal Election Commission filings. Hogan's campaign, along ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Ftim-sheehy-montana-gop-senate-gunshot-park-ranger-report-2024-4&amp;c=8132498280564172159&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA top Republican Senate candidate's story about accidentally shooting himself just got weirder\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy apologized for the discharge of a firearm at the state's Glacier National Park in October 2015, a revelation uncovered by The Washington Post after Sheehy's ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2024%2Fapr%2F17%2Fkari-lake-gun-glock-election&amp;c=8916105727823902438&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFar-right US Senate candidate tells crowd to \u2018strap on a Glock\u2019 before elections\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Kari Lake of Arizona warned supporters of \u2018intense\u2019 election year in which Democrats will come after them \u2018with everything\u2019 Republican US Senate candidate Kari Lake has told supporters to ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.independent.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fus-politics%2Fkari-lake-glock-arizona-republican-b2530233.html&amp;c=17530601038011570392&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFiery GOP senate candidate Kari Lake tells Americans \u2018to strap on a Glock\u2019 ahead of 2024 election\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Contentious Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake suggested Americans should \u201cstrap on a Glock\u201d to prepare for the 2024 election. Ms Lake, a failed 2020 Arizona gubernatorial candidate ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6635072c0c084be18381c861758a90a0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kxan.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitical-news%2Fcolin-allred-outraises-ted-cruz-outpaces-beto-orourkes-early-2018-fundraising%2F&amp;c=15565895447709124237&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tColin Allred outraises Ted Cruz, outpaces Beto O\u2019Rourke\u2019s early 2018 fundraising\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allred is also surpassing the numbers Beto ... general election in 2018, raising more than $38.1 million in the third quarter \u2014 a record-breaking amount fo a senate campaign. O\u2019Rourke spent ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In one of the most hotly contested matchups in the US midterm elections, Democrat Beto O&#8217;Rourke is trying to unseat conservative Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The 46-year-old Beto, whom supporters call by his first name, is climbing in the polls, as the November 6th election draws ever closer. 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