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Beto O'Rourke came within 3 points of defeating Ted Cruz in 2018 in Texas -- a state Republicans continue to claim is reliably red.
Since then, Beto has used his platform to organize Democrats in Texas and register voters, and he used his platform as a presidential candidate to bring attention to gun reform and protect our elections from the GOP's voter suppression tactics. Now rumors are swirling that he's thinking about bringing that activism to the governor's mansion by challenging Texas governor Greg Abbott.
Abbott is a classic Trump Republican. The day before a white supremacist targeted Latinx people and murdered 23 people in the El Paso mass shooting, Abbott told his followers to “take matters into our own hands” when it came to immigrants. This year, he protected corporate profits while his own constituents froze to death in winter storms. And now, he's leading efforts to restrict voting access in Texas ahead of the 2022 election.
We know Texas needs a new set of leaders, and the Lone Star State is ready to flip blue. But we don't know yet if Democrats want to see Beto O'Rourke lead the state as governor. We want to finally flip Texas this cycle, but before we act, we need to hear from our most engaged supporters.
Please, tell us where you stand:
Tell us, do you think Beto O'Rourke should be the next governor of Texas?
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