Skip to toolbar
  • About WordPress
    • WordPress.org
    • Documentation
    • Support
    • Feedback
  • Log In
  • Register
↓
 

The Progressive Wing

You Are The Revolution

The Progressive Wing
  • Home
    • About Us
      • Contact Us
      • FAQ
    • Members
  • Candidates
  • Organizations
  • Media
Home→Categories Candidates 2018→Beto O’Rourke

Category Archives: Beto O’Rourke

Post navigation

← Older posts

11/6 Midterm Election Night & Open Thread

The Progressive Wing Posted on November 6, 2018 by BennyNovember 6, 2018

Birdies–

Tonight we find out how much of a check the American people want to have on our Executive Branch. Or put it another way, how many of the 1000 legislative seats will the Dems gain from the last 10 years of losses? Will voters feel comfortable with the economy and overlook Trump? Will Trump’s divisiveness prevail and turn out his base?

Will we see our first women Native American Congressional Reps? First AA governor of FL and first female gov of GA? How well will the OR candidates perform in this cycle?

Of course, we hope there are no machine irregularities, but it’s anticipated that some will occur. And election lawyers will be on hand just in case.

In the Senate, Democrats are defending 26 seats while Republicans are only defending nine.

(those are predictions if they are filled in with red or blue, gold signifies toss-up)

In the gubernatorial races, there are 33 races, in which Dems could possibly pick up 9 of them.



(those are predictions if they are filled in with red or blue, gold signifies toss-up)

First polls close at 6ET in Indiana, VT and KY. Most in the MSM are saying to watch the 6th district in KY, but the bellwethers will be in VA 4 GOP races and FL 4 GOP races when the polls close at 7 ET.

Larry Sabato of Crystal Ball expects Dem pick-ups in the gubernatorial races, including Kansas.

Big races:

TX Sen – Beto vs Cruz
NV Sen – Rosen vs Heller
FL Sen – Sick Rott vs Nelson
AZ Sen – McSally vs Sinema
CA Sen – DeLeon vs Feinstein
MO Sen – Hawley vs McCaskill
TN Sen – Breesan vs Blackburn
VT Sen – Sanders vs a pack of Indies (well, not a big race, but it is Bernie’s re-up)

FL Gov – DeSantis vs Gillum
GA Gov – Kemp vs Abrams
MD Gov – Jealous vs Hogan
WI Gov – Evers vs Walker
IL Gov – Pritzker vs Rauner
AZ Gov – Garcia vs Ducey
ID Gov – Jordan vs Little
MI Gov – Whitmer vs Schulette
IA Gov – Hubbell vs Reynolds

MN AG – Ellison vs Wardlow

Add the races you are keen about in the comments!

Posted in Andrew Gillum, Ben Jealous, Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Candidates 2018, Deb Haaland, Democrats, DownBallotCandidates, Elizabeth Warren, grassroots, Indigenous/Native American, Islamophobia, John Fetterman, Justice Democrats, Keith Ellison, Liuba Grechen Shirley, Liz Watson, Our Revolution, Paulette Jordan, Randy Bryce, refugees, Sarah Smith, Taxes, The Economy, Tim Canova, Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. House, U.S. Senate | Tagged 2018 midterms, Tony Evers

10/8 House Races Tighten; Happy Indigenous Peoples Day & Open Thread

The Progressive Wing Posted on October 8, 2018 by BennyOctober 8, 2018

Across the US, more cities ditch Columbus Day to honor those who really discovered America Just this year, at least a dozen US cities — including San Francisco and Cincinnati — decided to stop observing Columbus Day and will instead celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday. For Joe Curtatone, the mayor of Somerville, Massachusetts, the decision was easy. “Columbus Day is a relic of an outdated and oversimplified version of history,” the mayor wrote when announcing the decision last month. “This issue is a lot like the Confederate flag for southerners. As an Italian-American it feels good that there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, Beto O'Rourke, Open Thread, U.S. Congress, U.S. House | Tagged SNL

10/6 Weekend News and OT

The Progressive Wing Posted on October 6, 2018 by BennyOctober 6, 2018

Bernie Sanders to campaign for Scholten in Sioux City Scholten, a Democrat from Sioux City, said Sanders would make stops on Oct. 20 in Sioux City and Oct. 21 in Fort Dodge and Ames. Scholten, who is challenging Republican Rep. Steve King, announced Sanders’ appearances during a dinner sponsored by the Woodbury County Democratic Party Friday night. In Sioux City, Sanders will join Scholten at a rally at Morningside College. Along with the visits to Fort Dodge and Ames the next day, Sanders will appear in three of the four largest cities in the heavily Republican 4th district, which covers … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto O'Rourke, DownBallotCandidates | Tagged Bernie Sanders, IA-04, Jon Scholten, SCOTUS

10/3 News Round-up and OT

The Progressive Wing Posted on October 3, 2018 by BennyOctober 3, 2018

Pointing the Finger at Jeff Bezos Worked More news, tweets, analysis, and videos in the comments. See you there!

Continue reading →
Posted in Bernie Sanders, Beto O'Rourke, Democrats, DownBallotCandidates, grassroots, Open Thread, Progressive Media, The Movement, Video

Ted Cruz’s predatory mailers & 9/17 Open Thread

The Progressive Wing Posted on September 17, 2018 by magsviewSeptember 18, 2018

A follow up to a tweet I shared yesterday of a mailer that Ted Cruz’s campaign sent to an 88 year-old woman with very deceptive wording on the envelope. Our polarbear4 had asked if it was legal. It appears that it was not: Hello. This is violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (DTPA). I know, because I passed this law in 2015. See below: https://t.co/9oga4Gq8Zy — Gene Wu (@GeneforTexas) September 16, 2018 Please feel free to share below and I hope you all have a great day!! UPDATE: LOL, you all are so nice to me-as far as … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto O'Rourke, Open Thread | Tagged Ted Cruz, Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act

Beto News Briefs 4/25 to 5/3: Beto Challenges Cruz To Debate In Spanish, O’Rourke: “We Don’t Need A Wall” & More

The Progressive Wing Posted on May 4, 2018 by LieparDestinMay 4, 2018

Beto O’Rourke Wants To Debate Ted Cruz Six Times, Twice In Spanish U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke, D-El Paso, has invited U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to participate in six debates with O’Rourke across Texas, two of them in Spanish, during their U.S. Senate race. O’Rourke campaign manager Jody Casey made the proposal in a letter last week to Cruz’s senior staff, adding that the debates should have “media reach to all twenty markets in the state.” “I would like to begin direct coordination of the debates with your campaign team between now and May 10th,” Casey wrote to Cruz advisers … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto News Briefs, Beto O'Rourke, Candidates 2018 | Tagged Beto News Briefs, Beto O'Rourke, BNB, News, Texas

Power The Future, a group whose Director has ties to the Kochs, tries to use Beto O’Rourke to its evil ends

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 27, 2018 by magsviewApril 27, 2018

This showed up on my twitter feed just now as a ‘Promoted’ tweet. Now, I don’t tend to squander any love on Bloomberg, Steyer, or Soros, but I was curious enough to look up this group, Power The Future, and look at what I found on the group’s timeline: Hmmm, I thought, something seems off. Here is the linked story: Beto O’Rourke to major Democratic super PAC donor: “Thanks, but no thanks” Tom Steyer, one of the biggest Democratic donors in the country, openly mulled spending on O’Rourke’s behalf via his environmental super PAC, NextGen America. Wait, is it..possible that O’Rourke said, “Thanks, but no thanks” for … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto O'Rourke, Climate Change, Energy, Fracking, Oil/Gas Pipelines | Tagged Beto O'Rourke, Daily Kos, Daniel Turner, Michael Bloomberg, Power The Future, Soros, Tom Steyer

Beto News Briefs 4/17-4/24: ‘O’Rourke Inspires A Patriotic Small Donor Wave’ & ‘Beto In The Outfield’

The Progressive Wing Posted on April 25, 2018 by LieparDestinApril 25, 2018

Sanders, Warren, O’Rourke inspire patriotic small donor waves During the 2016 presidential campaign, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) fired the small-donor fundraising shot that was heard around the political world and now stands on the brink of transforming American politics for a long time to come. The Sanders fundraising triumph in 2016, raising huge amounts of money by refusing dirty special interest money and appealing to intensely patriotic and idealistic small donors, is a living legacy that is demonstrating enormous political power as the midterm elections and the 2020 presidential campaign come closer. .. Now Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), who is … Continue reading →

Posted in Beto O'Rourke, Candidates 2018 | Tagged Beto News Briefs, Beto O'Rourke, BNB, Ted Cruz, Texas

Post navigation

← Older posts

Register

Recent Posts

4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT

April 10, 2021 9:50 am | By Benny | 69 comments

4/9 TGIF News Roundup & OT

April 9, 2021 10:48 am | By Benny | 31 comments

4/8 News Roundup and Open Thread

April 7, 2021 9:06 am | By Benny | 137 comments

What New York State Budget Means___Open Thread for April 7,2021

April 7, 2021 9:03 am | By NYCVG | 48 comments

4/6 News Roundup and Open Thread

April 6, 2021 9:22 am | By jcitybone | 51 comments

4/5 News Roundup and Open Thread

April 5, 2021 10:08 am | By jcitybone | 98 comments

4.3-4 Open Thread

April 3, 2021 4:35 pm | By orlbucfan | 51 comments

Global Powers Find Their Own Voice and OT 4/2/21

April 2, 2021 12:38 pm | By polarbear4 | 69 comments

4/1 Open Thread

April 1, 2021 8:52 am | By la58 | 59 comments

NYC’s Ruling Progressive Class Plus OT Wednesday March 31, 2021

March 31, 2021 8:54 am | By NYCVG | 80 comments

Recent Comments

  • Benny on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • Benny on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • wi62 on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • Benny on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • Benny on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • jcitybone on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • jcitybone on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT
  • Aint Supposed to Die A Natural Death on 4/10-11 Weekend News Roundup & OT

2020-2022 Progressive Candidates

The Squad

  • Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) – WON – Profile
  • Cori Bush (MO-01) – WON – Profile
  • Mondaire Jones (NY-17) – WON – Profile
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) – WON – Profile
  • Ilhan Omar (MN-05) – WON
  • Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) – WON
  • Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) – WON – Profile

House

  • Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) – WON
  • Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) – WON
  • Ro Khanna (CA-17) – WON
  • Mark Pocan (WI-02) – WON
  • Nina Turner (OH-11) – August 3, 2021

Senate

  • John Fetterman (PA) – 2022
  • Ed Markey (MA) – WON
  • Raphael Warnock (GA) – WON

 

State & Local Races

  • Lee Carter (VA-GOV) – June 8, 2021
  • Anna Eskamani (FL-HD-47) – WON

Search TPW

Archives

©2021 - The Progressive Wing
↑