TEXAS TRIBUNE: Beto O'Rourke raised $2 million in the first 24 hours of his run for governor. The campaign reported over 31,000 people donated on DAY ONE.

THAT'S ENERGY! 

Can you be a part of this and join PCCC members and tens of thousands of people across the country by donating to Beto's campaign for governor in Texas? -- The PCCC Team

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After the Texas abortion ban and electricity failure, it would be tragic if someone awesome didn't run to defeat the right-wing Republican governor.

Today, Beto O'Rourke made it official: He's in! He's by far our best shot of flipping this giant state for the better.

BE A DAY ONE DONOR TO BETO'S IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR. Let's show the entire nation that we're rallying to hold the bad guys accountable -- and elect a good leader.

Here is what Beto said in his announcement video. Some of our favorite parts are bolded:

I'm running for governor, and I want to tell you why. This past February when the electricity grid failed, and millions of our fellow Texans were without power, which meant that the lights wouldn't turn on, the heat wouldn't run and pretty soon their pipes froze, and the water stopped flowing.

They were abandoned by those who are elected to serve and look out for them. It's a symptom of a much larger problem that we have in Texas right now.

Those in positions of public trust have stopped listening to serving and paying attention to and trusting the people of Texas and so they're not focused on the things that we really want them to do, like making sure that we have a functioning electricity grid, or that we're creating the best jobs in America right here in Texas, or that we have world-class schools or that we make progress on the things that most of us actually agree on, like expanding Medicaid or legalizing marijuana.

Instead, they're focusing on the kind of extremist policies around abortion, or permitless carry, or even in our schools that really only divide us and keep us apart and stop us from working together on the truly big things that we want to achieve for one another. It's a really small vision for such a big state.

But it doesn't have to be that way. And I know that together, we can get back to being big again because I saw that in February when the electricity grid failed, and those in power failed all of us, it was the people of Texas who were willing to put their differences behind them and get to work doing the job at hand, which meant helping our fellow Texans get through that crisis.

We did this out of a sense of duty and responsibility to one another. Now imagine if the governor of Texas felt that same way. Well, there's something that you and I can do about that. I want you to be part of this campaign. And whether that begins today with a campaign contribution, or signing up for a volunteer shift, or just committing yourself to talking with your friends and family about how important this election is.

I want you on the team, and I want to win this with you and for you and all the Texas people. I'm looking forward to seeing you out there on the campaign trail. Thank you.

BE A DAY ONE DONOR TO BETO'S IMPORTANT CAMPAIGN FOR GOVERNOR.

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-- The PCCC Team (@BoldProgressive)

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