Not sure how competitive Beto is going to be in Texas...

[brooklynite]

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[ananda]

1. Beto is not competitive in Texas.

...

[flying_wahini]

2. If we had a fair vote he may stand a chance.

Too gerrymandered to win. He took Most of the biggest cities but the Red burbs killed us.
Although I will say a Lot of young people really seem to like him. The last 3 Beto rally’s I attended (last election) has loads of young Latinos at all of them.

[JohnSJ]

5. Isn't the Governor a state-wide race. How does gerrymandering play into a state-wide race?

[brooklynite]

8. It doesn't

[JohnSJ]

15. +++

[appalachiablue]

30. Other TX vote suppression measures along w gerrym.:

'Texas county rejects half of mail-in ballot applications amid new voter restrictions.' The Guardian, Jan. 15, 2022. -Ed. Denied ballots follow trend across state after Republicans imposed new rules following Trump’s baseless fraud claims.

Election officials in the Texas county that includes the state capital, Austin, have rejected about half of applications for mail-in ballots, following new voting restrictions brought in by Republicans. The voter identification rules have led to the rejection of about half of the 700 mail-in ballots requested in Travis County for primary elections in March, according to the county’s clerk.

The denied ballots in Travis County follow a similar trend across Texas, with officials in Harris County, which includes the city of Houston, and Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, also turning down a substantial number of mail-in ballot applications. Republicans in several states have sought to impose voting restrictions in the wake of baseless allegations of voter fraud by Donald Trump, the twice-impeached former president who has struggled to accept the reality that he was beaten fairly by Joe Biden in last year’s presidential election.

In Texas, state Republicans last year enacted new voting laws that require absentee voters to include their driver’s license number, state ID number or the last four digits of their social security number on their applications. Counties then have to match this information with voter profiles to approve them for a mail-in ballot. The new rules also ban drive-through and 24-hour voting and allow more access to partisan poll watchers...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/15/texas-county-rejects-half-of-mail-in-ballot-applications-amid-new-voter-restrictions

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016311152

[Budi]

3. Ya. Don't come for our Beto.

We're already at a disadvantage with the fixed voting rules.
It's not the money that's the issue.

[Thomas Hurt]

4. the fear mongering "they are going to come and take our guns" ads have already started down here.

[tritsofme]

6. Looking for a nice to way to say this...donors need to be more strategic.

A dollar that goes to Beto’s doomed campaign can’t help a Democrat in a real, competitive race.

[bottomofthehill]

7. But it will make the Governor spend a lot of his money in TX

Beto is not much more than a stalking horse, but will hopefully keep republicans spending money where it does the least good.

[brooklynite]

11. Abbott will spend his own money...

RNC and RGA won't need to put any money in to shore him up.

[empedocles]

18. ty

[Gore1FL]

9. If we have to lose TX, I'd rather lose pushing our values than to lose compromising them. nt

[LuvLoogie]

12. Does Joy Diaz have a chance in the Dem primary?

I'd send her money.

[LizBeth]

13. Tx likes Abbott. I do not think there is a chance for Beto.

No one likes Cruz and Beto couldn't pull that off.

[MagickMuffin]

17. Not everyone . . . like ALL the Democratic Voters

I'm almost certain they don't like Greg Abbott.


But carry on!

[LizBeth]

20. Of course not everyone. Geeesh. But thanks for the obvious.

[MagickMuffin]

14. Well geez . . . How do you think Greg Abbott got his war chest?

From the very people who froze our state in 2021. Industry will back Greg Abbott. However, Greg Abbott also has challengers in his own party. Hopefully that challenge will weaken him. Plus we still have the winter of 2022 to deal with and Greg Abbott has done very little to fix our energy grid.



Beto will continue to receive donations, and of course they will be from the little guy, the VOTERS!

[blogslug]

16. I guess we should all just give up then 🙄

I will continue to donate to Beto and support him. As well, I'll enjoy watching Greg Abbott spend his campaign $$ fighting off his primary challengers.

[MagickMuffin]

19. Exactly Greg Abbott will have to use some of that money to battle his challengers

Nothing is written in stone that can't be sandblasted away.

[PortTack]

23. Agree! Even if he can't win, it takes courage and stamina to put yourself out there day after day

And Beto deserves to know that the Dems support him

[W_HAMILTON]

21. Not sure why you seem to have a vested interest in taking Beto down.

Did he turn down a lunch with you or something?

Beto raised his $7.2 million in 46 days.

Abbott raised his $18.9 million in six months.

Taken from: https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/18/beto-orourke-fundraising-governor/

[smirkymonkey]

25. +100

[brooklynite]

26. So, by posting a comment on a political blog, I'm taking Beto down?

I WILL acknowledge that I have historically endorsed putting your money into races that will be competitive; as did other people in this thread who you didn't choose to insult.

[W_HAMILTON]

28. You posted a misleading tweet, which I corrected you on.

And this isn't the first time you've posted something negative about Beto; therefore, I asked, why you seem intent on personally tearing down this one particular Democratic candidate?

I believe Beto was within two or three percentage points of winning his statewide Senate race and even if he were to lose this time around, it won't be more than maybe eight points or so; are you telling me you haven't donated to candidates that have lost by eight or more points before?

[Torchlight]

22. I think it will depend on where and how those dollars are spent

by the respective campaigns.

Me and mine will keep moving forward and strive to get Abbott out of office, as others raise their hands in defeat.

[bigtree]

24. wow

...way to support Democrats, brooklynite.

Maybe when you meet him at a dinner somewhere....

[brooklynite]

27. You're opposed to knowing campaign facts, I take it?

If you have a different opinion about the likely outcome, nothing stopping you from sharing it.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

29. I am not worried about Beto doing well

Greg is having to spend a ton of money for the Texas primary to hold off Allen West, Don Hufines and Rick Perry (not the former governor)

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke raised $7.2 million in the first 46 days of his campaign, while Republican incumbent Greg Abbott raked in $18.9 million over the last six months as his war chest topped $65 million......

The figures confirm what has long been considered the case: O'Rourke is a strong fundraiser, but he is up against a juggernaut in Abbott, at least when it comes to the money the governor has saved up. O'Rourke did not release his cash-on-hand number, but he was effectively starting from scratch when he launched his campaign in November, and his $7.2 million period means his cash on hand remains a fraction of Abbott's reserves. Abbott had $55 million saved up for his reelection campaign at the end of June.

O'Rourke's campaign said he got over 115,600 contributions over the 46-day period, while Abbott's team said it received nearly 159,000 donations from July through December. Abbott's campaign said it had an average contribution of "just over $119," while O'Rourke's team did not volunteer that number.

O'Rourke's latest fundraising number includes $2 million that his campaign said he collected within 24 hours of announcing his run. Expectations have been high for O'Rourke's fundraising after he proved a fundraising phenom during his 2018 run against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, when he raised more than $80 million. O'Rourke was subject to federal campaign donation caps in that race; Texas has no such restrictions.

I have seen a couple dozen Greg ads attacking President Biden. The GOP Governor primary is going to get dirty

[LetMyPeopleVote]

31. What MSM doesn't place a value on are the 44,000 volunteers

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