Probably Not a Winning Message for Someone Running for Governor in Texas

Beto O'Rourke vows to outlaw automatic rifles if elected governor (nypost.com)

“I don’t think we have seen enough urgency when it comes to rewriting our immigration laws to match the needs and the reality that we see, especially in our border communities,” O’Rourke answered.

“So, yes, we expect more of our president and those who represent us in Congress,” he added.

In the interview, O’Rourke also reiterated his vow to “take your AR-15, your AK-47” if he’s successful in his bid to become governor.

Asked by Bash if he stands by the pledge he made during a Democratic presidential debate in September 2019, “I still hold this view,” he said.

“Look, we are a state that has a long, proud tradition of responsible gun ownership. And most of us here in Texas do not want to see our friends, our family members, our neighbors shot up with these weapons of war. So yes, I still hold this view,” O’Rourke said.

O’Rourke seems more like a sacrificial lamb at this point, than an actual candidate. But every now and then the sacrificial lambs bottle lightning. I don’t expect it this time, but we shall see.

Third Time...err...Lucky?

Beto O’Rourke Launches Bid For Texas Governor | The Daily Wire

Dems keep trying to turn Texas blue, but it seems more red right now than it has been in a while. And Abbott is loved. This seems like a waste. Still, they have to run somebody, I guess. At least they won’t have to spend a lot on getting his name and face known to the public.

Former Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke officially launched a run for Texas governor on Monday, announcing that he intends to “serve ALL of the people of Texas.”

“I am running for governor to serve ALL of the people of Texas,” he said in his announcement, according to The Hill. “I believe that the only way we are going to achieve great things for this state is by looking out for each other and moving forward together.”

O’Rourke will likely be running against incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott. He said that he wanted to combat the “fringe policies and incompetence that we see in Texas today.”

Hard to see many people other than diehard Democrats seeing “incompetence” in the Abbott administration. Texas is doing better than just about any other state.