John,
Beto is continuing his 49-day, more than 5,600 mile Drive for Texas, which is taking him back to more than 65 counties for over 75 events this summer.
We’ll share a few highlights from the last week across Texas, but first, we want to ask: will you chip in $3 right now to help us keep Beto on the road so he can meet with voters all across Texas?
On Sunday, we had an incredible turnout with a packed house as Beto rallied in Harris County:
Harris County
We also traveled to Woodville where Beto was the first candidate for governor since Ann Richards to come to town. This community only has 2,849 people but we ended up needing to hold not one but TWO town halls because so many people turned out that we couldn't all fit in the library. So Beto hosted a second town hall with the overflow group that was outside in the grass:
Woodville
In Hemphill (population 1,341), Beto met Garry. He was wearing a Make America Great Again hat AND a Make America Great Again shirt, but found common ground with Beto about moving Texas forward and doing better for rural communities. This is what we mean when we say we’re going everywhere and talking to everyone. We have to show up.
In Lufkin and Longview, we just had our biggest turnout yet with new attendees coming out for the first time — Independents and Republicans too. We are talking to everyone, writing no one off, and competing for every vote. This is what a true grassroots campaign looks like:
Lufkin
At each of these events, we’re seeing a few common themes: People of every political background are coming out to hear what Beto has to say and to find common ground so we can move our state forward. And first time voters are coming out by the dozen to each event, getting registered and signing up to volunteer.
Beto is showing up for people who have been ignored by Greg Abbott for years. He is putting in the work each day. But winning on November 8th all depends on having the resources to build the largest organizing program in Texas history.
Thanks for being a part of this,
Team Beto
