Posted on 09/06/2018 9:19:47 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
A spokesman for Rep. Beto O’Rourke’s (D-Texas) campaign denied that text messages sent to Texan voters asking for help transporting "undocumented immigrants" to polling stations were sent on behalf of the campaign, The New York Times reported.
The denial comes after the Times reported that text messages claiming to be from an O’Rourke volunteer named Patsy were sent to voters in Texas on Wednesday night, asking for help in transporting "undocumented immigrants" to polling stations so that they could vote.
“That was not an approved message by the campaign,” Chris Evans, a spokesman for Mr. O’Rourke, told the Times.
Evans added whoever sent the text was “not a Beto volunteer,” and said the sender was an "impostor," the Times reported. Evans added that O'Rourke's campaign was looking into how the messages were sent.
The O'Rourke campaign did not immediately reply to a request for comment from The Hill.
The Times reported it was not clear how many people had received the messages or who had sent them.
‘We are in search of volunteers to help transport undocumented immigrants to polling booths so that they will be able to vote. Would you be able to support this grassroots effort?”
This is an actual text a friend in Texas just received. It is NOT from the Beto campaign. Very slick, Ted Cruz & Texas Republicans. - Jerry Ochao
O’Rourke, a Democrat, is facing off against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas.) in the November midterms. Polls have shown both in a dead heat, a surprising feat for a Democrat in the deep-red state.
Cruz’s campaign denied any involvement and said it was not aware of the messages, according to the Times. The Cruz campaign did not immediately reply to a request for comment from The Hill.
The Times reported that O’Rourke's campaign has employed text messages to reach voters through the campaign.
Note to GOP-e.
THIS is how you win elections in the 21 Century.
The only thing in question is who was responsible... since it is definitely illegal to aid and abet others to falsely claim US citizenship to vote.
I still have the text. I was writing it directly from my phone. The phone # was not blocked. It was a 737 area code which comes up as Taylor, TX.
However, I don't think there is anything illegal about the text. FYI my name is not Terry. I assume Terry is the person who previously had my phone #. I also received txts asking me to attend rallies for failed 'rat congressional candidate Laura Moser. I have never responded to them.
Thanks for adding it to the story.
It provides proof of textbanking.
That’s how they roll down in the valley.
Stay out th’ valley!! :)
Beto needs to make sure he doesn’t get caught on the next crooked scam he’s trying...
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