Today I bring you the 10th installment of TokyoSand’s excellent series, The 7 Issues Guide, helping us get to know a bit about the platforms of the democratic candidates running for the office of president next year. Beto O’Rourke is on deck today. Last year, Mr. O’Rourke challenged Senator Ted Cruz for his Senate seat and came very close to winning. He is, in my opinion, an exciting candidate, so let’s learn a bit more about his platform. Thank you, TokyoSand, and your diligent volunteers, for helping us get to know Mr. O’Rourke!
Beto O’Rourke, Photo by MICHAEL STRAVATO via The Texas Tribune
The Democrats have a big field of candidates running for President in 2020. To briefly use a sports analogy, I see our candidates as the starting players on the Blue team, each bringing their own unique strengths to the table in a bid to take our country in a very different direction than the one we’re on today.
But as we well know from 2016, the media (and especially social media) gets fixated on non-substantial issues that take up all the oxygen. Plus, they don’t give the candidates the same treatment or the same amount of airtime.
In order to help voters get to know the Democratic candidates, I’ve gathered quotes and information about what the candidates have said or done in regards to the 7 issues that midterm voters identified as the most important. I hope that these…
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I saw a clip of Beto O’ Rourke on his campaign trail. Initial thoughts are that he is a man of ‘integrity.’ He was friendly, eloquent and personable. No hate spewing from his mouth either. However, Campaign adendas are always far from the truth, but more about tossing out ‘carrots’ to the people. Still, I saw some of the same qualities I saw in Obama. It would be nice to see some intelligence behind the next presidential incumbent. 😉
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I think Beto is a man of integrity … for now anyway. And last year when he was running against the ignominious Ted Cruz for his seat in the Senate, Beto also reminded me of Obama. Perhaps what he lacks in experience he makes up for with character. I also like Pete Buttigieg … he is much like Beto. We surely cannot do any worse next time around!
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