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Beto O'Rourke rallies with Willie Nelson, as Democrats keep eyes on Texas
ABC "News" ^ | October 1, 2018 | By JOHN VERHOVEK

Posted on 10/01/2018 12:52:51 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

In many ways Austin, Texas, was the last place Beto O’Rourke should have been with just over a month left until a pivotal U.S. Senate election.

The deep-blue city, smack dab in the middle of a deep-red state, likely doesn’t have many of the undecided voters the Democrat, whose aggressive challenge to GOP Sen. Ted Cruz has become somewhat of a national fascination, needs to win this November.

So in front of a crowd estimated at 55,000 people, a truly impressive number for a U.S. Senate race, with the Austin skyline behind him, O’Rourke fired up the crowd with an impassioned speech ticking off a checklist of policies that are simultaneously in line with most of the progressive resurgence within the Democratic Party in 2018, but unique to his Texas-centric campaign: the legalization of marijuana, a renewed focus on climate change and leadership on LGBTQ issues. Later, the congressman capped off the night with a rendition of “On the Road Again” with Nelson and his family band.

Nelson himself debuted a new song he called "Vote 'em Out," telling the crowd, "If you don’t like who’s in there, vote ’em out. That’s what Election Day is all about. And the biggest gun we got, is called the ballot box, if you don’t like who’s in there, vote ’em out."

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2018election; 2020election; abortion; austin; beto; betoorourke; buildthefence; daca; dreamact; dreamers; drunk; drunkdriver; drunkdriving; dunce; election2018; election2020; emptyheadedhippie; genderdysphoria; globalwarminghoax; homosexualagenda; irishphony; libertarians; medicalmarijuana; senate; taxevader; taxevasion; tedcruz; texas; willienelson
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Popular vote 2012 Cruz win
4,440,137 ... 3,194,927
56.6% ......... 40.5%

21 posted on 10/01/2018 1:07:26 PM PDT by deport
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Smoke some more dope, Willie. Fry the little remaining brain tissue you have left

Mamas, don’t let you sons grow up to be dopers


22 posted on 10/01/2018 1:07:49 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Moderates/Independents/Non-voters" Are DIMS REALLY who you'd want BACK in POWER?)
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To: dainbramaged

WillieWeed has a nice ring to it.


23 posted on 10/01/2018 1:11:42 PM PDT by SpinnerWebb (Winter is coming)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Oh yeah, that should work...


24 posted on 10/01/2018 1:14:21 PM PDT by CincyRichieRich (17...#1776)
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To: Army Air Corps
Mamas, don’t let your Robert's grow up to be Beto’s. 🎵🎶
25 posted on 10/01/2018 1:15:42 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Willie’s as phoney as Springsteen....


26 posted on 10/01/2018 1:16:03 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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To: Army Air Corps

lol


27 posted on 10/01/2018 1:19:00 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: SpinnerWebb

https://williesreserve.com/


28 posted on 10/01/2018 1:28:25 PM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
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To: IllumiNaughtyByNature

I think he will win handily. It strikes as funny to have a white guy with a Hispanic nickname running against a Hispanic with a white guy nickname.


29 posted on 10/01/2018 1:38:44 PM PDT by jospehm20
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wish I could vote in Texas next month but I guarantee you there will be 2 more votes for Republicans next year when my husband and I move to the FW area


30 posted on 10/01/2018 1:46:11 PM PDT by SaintDismas
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Just another liberal idiot running for office.


31 posted on 10/01/2018 1:47:07 PM PDT by Jaded (Pope Francis? Not really a fan... miss the last guy who recognized how Islam spread... the sword.ag)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Looks like Willie is thinking: “Thumbs up. Got the picture? Okay, back to my cannabis induced coma.”


32 posted on 10/01/2018 1:57:17 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: TADSLOS

Fake numbers. KXAN crew estimated 15-20 thousand. Beta campaign claimed 55 thousand. Arena has a 20 thousand capacity.


33 posted on 10/01/2018 3:24:18 PM PDT by mozarky2 (Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist...)
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To: mozarky2

That doesn’t surprise me. Everything about this Irish Mexican is Fake.

You can still dig up a crowd of 55,000 leftist UT hippies, homos and street bums in Austin, though.

That’s easy.


34 posted on 10/01/2018 3:33:00 PM PDT by TADSLOS (I hate Russian Dolls. They are so full of themselves.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The 55000 came out to hear Willie not Beto


35 posted on 10/01/2018 3:35:37 PM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
...with the Austin skyline behind him, O’Rourke fired up the crowd with an impassioned speech ticking off a checklist of policies that are simultaneously in line with most of the progressive resurgence within the Democratic Party in 2018, but unique to his Texas-centric campaign: the legalization of marijuana, a renewed focus on climate change and leadership on LGBTQ issues. Later, the congressman capped off the night with a rendition of “On the Road Again” with Nelson and his family band.
IOW, Partisan Media Shill alert. Thanks Oldeconomybuyer.

36 posted on 10/01/2018 3:49:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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