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Beto O'Rourke's political career drew on donations from the pro-GOP business establishment

As he ran for El Paso City Council and pushed a plan to redevelop some poor neighborhoods, O'Rourke received support from some of El Paso's biggest business moguls. Will that hurt him in the Democratic presidential primary?

Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke speaks to the media following a campaign event in Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. March 14, 2019.

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