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'''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is a [[United States of America|US]] politician from [[Texas]]. Despite being hailed as a "[[Progressivism|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> | '''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is a [[United States of America|US]] politician from [[Texas]]. Despite being hailed as a "[[Progressivism|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 is the son of American real estate businessman and developer, William Sanders.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=Santa Fe New Mexican|title=From Santa Fe to the White House?|date=2019-03-30|url=https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/from-santa-fe-to-the-white-house/article_099d8df9-bfc0-5249-89a6-bf9874bca660.html}}</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" /> | ||
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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is a US politician from Texas. Despite being hailed as a "progressive" in the bourgeois 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'.[1][2]
He is the son of American real estate businessman and developer, William Sanders.[3]
He does not support popular progressive demands like Medicare for All.[2]
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.[4][5]
In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.[6] In 2022 he won the Democratic Party primary for governor.[7]
References
- ↑ Jacqueline Luqman and Norman Soloman (2019-03-24). "Beto O'Rourke: Corporate or Progressive Democrat?" The Real News Network. Archived from the original.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The Progressive Case Against Beto O'Rourke for President". TruthDig.
- ↑ "From Santa Fe to the White House?" (2019-03-30). Santa Fe New Mexican.
- ↑ OpenSecrets page for Beto O'Rourke
- ↑ Nashwa Bawab (2018-10-17). "Beto O’Rourke: progressive except for Palestine" The Electronic Intifada.
- ↑ Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau (2021-11-15). "Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Texas governor" Houston Chronicle.
- ↑ "WASHINGTON (AP) -- Beto O'Rourke wins Democratic nomination for governor in Texas primary election." Kyle Griffen, MSNBC Executive Producer on Twitter.com (Archive)