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Beto O’Rourke stops in Pflugerville on 49-day ‘Drive for Texas’
Beto O’Rourke stops in Pflugerville on 49-day ‘Drive for Texas’
On Thursday, gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke stood on a small wood field and spoke from the center of the gang.
PFLUGERVILLE, Texas – Keen Beto O’Rourke supporters weren’t deterred by the moist climate in Pflugerville on Thursday.
“I like his view on change and simply the trustworthy manner he needs to assist Texans, us on a regular basis Texans,” mentioned Brent Payne of Pflugerville.
The gubernatorial candidate stood on a small wood field and spoke from the center of the gang, many holding umbrellas and donning rain ponchos.
“This county is so politically divided, it’s so upsetting, this isn’t the America that I knew 10 years in the past, 5 years in the past,” mentioned Robert Alfaro, of Hutto. “Along with his ardour and his dedication, I feel he could make a distinction in attempting to construct this nation again collectively.”
Texans consider state is headed in mistaken course beneath Gov. Abbott, ballot exhibits
Texans consider state is headed in mistaken course beneath Gov. Abbott, ballot exhibits
Jamarr Brown, govt director of the Texas Democratic Celebration, and Ashley Brasher, board president of the Williamson County Republican leaders, be part of FOX 7 Austin’s Mike Warren to debate a current ballot displaying how Texans really feel about Gov. Greg Abbott.
O’Rourke addressed scorching button points on the minds of Texans: the ability grid, the Uvalde faculty capturing and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The state’s set off regulation outlawing abortions besides in some instances goes into impact in a single week.
“We’re going to win as a result of we’re preventing for each lady to make her personal choices about her personal physique, her personal future and her personal healthcare,” mentioned O’Rourke. “We’re going to win as a result of we prioritize the lives of our children over the NRA, the gun foyer or every other political curiosity on this state.”
Thursday’s cease in Pflugerville was a part of O’Rourke’s 49-day marketing campaign tour that may take him to greater than 65 counties in Texas. O’Rourke stopped in Fredericksburg on Wednesday. He’ll journey to Austin on Sept. 6.
The latest ballot amongst registered voters by UT Tyler and Dallas Morning Information has Gov. Abbott main O’Rourke by seven share factors.