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'''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is an American politician from Texas. He's been promoted by the corporate-owned Democratic Party as a "progressive" but he's a member of the New Democrat Coalition, which is deeply connected to the finance, industry, and real estate industries.<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> | '''Robert Francis''' "'''Beto'''" '''O'Rourke''' is an American politician from Texas. He's been promoted by the corporate-owned Democratic Party as a "progressive" but he's a member of the New Democrat Coalition, which is deeply connected to the finance, industry, and real estate industries.<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> | ||
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 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> | ||
Revision as of 19:33, 15 November 2021
Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is an American politician from Texas. He's been promoted by the corporate-owned Democratic Party as a "progressive" but he's a member of the New Democrat Coalition, which is deeply connected to the finance, industry, and real estate industries.[1]
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.[2]
In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.[3]
References
- ↑ Jacqueline Luqman and Norman Soloman (2019-03-24). "Beto O'Rourke: Corporate or Progressive Democrat?" The Real News Network. Archived from the original.
- ↑ 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.