Beto O'Rourke

Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is an American 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 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.^[3]

In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.^[4]

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.
↑ OpenSecrets page for Beto O'Rourke
↑ Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau (2021-11-15). "Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Texas governor" Houston Chronicle.

[1] Jacqueline Luqman and Norman Soloman (2019-03-24). "Beto O'Rourke: Corporate or Progressive Democrat?" The Real News Network. Archived from the original.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "The Progressive Case Against Beto O'Rourke for President". TruthDig.

[3] OpenSecrets page for Beto O'Rourke

[4] Jeremy Wallace, Austin Bureau (2021-11-15). "Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for Texas governor" Houston Chronicle.

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