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'''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is | '''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is an American politician from Texas. Despite being hailed as a "progressive" in the [[Bourgeoisie|bourgeois]] [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], he's a member of the New Democrat Coalition, which is deeply connected to the finance, industry, and real estate industries and has been described as 'Clintonite'.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jacqueline Luqman and Norman Soloman|date=2019-03-24|title=Beto O'Rourke: Corporate or Progressive Democrat?|url=https://therealnews.com/beto-orourke-corporate-or-progressive-democrat|newspaper=[[The Real News Network]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924002939/https://therealnews.com/beto-orourke-corporate-or-progressive-democrat|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{News citation|title=The Progressive Case Against Beto O'Rourke for President|url=https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-progressive-case-against-beto-orourke-for-president/|newspaper=[[TruthDig]]}}</ref> | ||
He does not support popular progressive demands like Medicare for All.<ref name=":0" /> | He does not support popular progressive demands like Medicare for All.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
For the finance reporting period of 2017-18, his top contributors were firstly the US-based tech giant Google Inc. and secondly the pro-Israel liberal lobbying groups, JStreetPAC, which has deep ties to the Democratic Party establishment.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/beto-o-rourke/summary?cid=N00033540 OpenSecrets page for Beto O'Rourke] | For the finance reporting period of 2017-18, his top contributors were firstly the US-based tech giant Google Inc. and secondly the pro-Israel liberal lobbying groups, JStreetPAC, which has deep ties to the Democratic Party establishment.<ref>[https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/beto-o-rourke/summary?cid=N00033540 OpenSecrets page for Beto O'Rourke]</ref> | ||
In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau|date=2021-11-15|title=Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Texas governor|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Beto-O-Rourke-running-for-Texas-governor-16620783.php|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> In 2022 he won the Democratic Party primary for governor.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1498841783341621255?s=20&t=qAP_bCl6iVtc2gVoNw5SCA "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Beto O'Rourke wins Democratic nomination for governor in Texas primary election."] Kyle Griffen, MSNBC Executive Producer on Twitter.com (Archive)</ref> | In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau|date=2021-11-15|title=Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Texas governor|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Beto-O-Rourke-running-for-Texas-governor-16620783.php|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|archive-url=|archive-date=|retrieved=}}</ref> In 2022 he won the Democratic Party primary for governor.<ref>[https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1498841783341621255?s=20&t=qAP_bCl6iVtc2gVoNw5SCA "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Beto O'Rourke wins Democratic nomination for governor in Texas primary election."] Kyle Griffen, MSNBC Executive Producer on Twitter.com (Archive)</ref> |