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-in-law of American real estate businessman and developer, William Sanders.[3] William has bulldozed low-income Hispanic communities and gentrified them.[4]
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.[5][6]
In 2021, he announced that he's running for Texas Governor.[7] In 2022 he won the Democratic Party primary for governor.[8]
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.
- ↑ "Beto Versus The Barrio" (2019). Prospect.
- ↑ 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)