Change is coming to Texas. Beto O’Rourke, who won the Democratic primary with 91.41% of the votes, is currently outraising the incumbent Republican governor, who only managed to win 66.48% against his primary opponents in March 2022. As announced this morning, Beto set a new record for a single reporting period for a state office as he raised more money in the late February through June 2022 reporting period than any Texas candidate has ever raised!
On top of that, “O’Rourke’s campaign emphasized that since February they have received $27.6 million from more than 511,000 contributions, averaging $54 per donation — a sign they say of how their campaign is being supported by small-dollar donors and not big money interests.” (Update: Abbott’s campaign claims his donations came from “nearly 113,000 contributions.”)
Although Gov. “It-could-have-been-worse” Abbott had a financial advantage coming into the race, his extreme policies have been making him increasingly unpopular. But enough about him.
Beto’s fundraising record is wonderful news on the day when so many of our elected officials and candidates will be speaking at the Texas Democratic Party Convention!
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