As a U.S. Senate candidate last year, O’Rourke didn’t go out of his way to talk impeachment.
2020 elections
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Five high-profile Democrats descend on Texas as 2020 spotlight on state grows
Through Sunday, the state will see visits from Stacey Abrams, Pete Buttigieg, Julián Castro, Kirsten Gillibrand and Beto O’Rourke. Their party, though still a minority in Texas, is becoming ascendant in a state once considered unshakably Republican.
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Texas 2020 Elections
Julián Castro hits 65,000-donor threshold to secure spot in first presidential debate
The Democratic presidential contender had recently made a big public push to meet the criteria.
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Beto O’Rourke signs “No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge” after weeks of pressure
The Democratic presidential candidate also said he was returning campaign contributions that had run afoul of the pledge.
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Politics
Joaquin Castro won’t challenge John Cornyn for U.S. Senate seat
After months of speculation that he would run for statewide office, the fourth-term congressman has decided to run for reelection in the U.S. House.
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Energy
Beto O’Rourke unveils plan to fight climate change
In the first major policy rollout of his presidential campaign, O’Rourke focuses on one of the most dominant issues in his party.
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Politics
Joaquin Castro’s U.S. Senate deliberations baffle state and national Democrats
The San Antonio congressman is slated to announce next week whether he’ll run against Republican U.S. Sen John Cornyn. That will follow weeks of frustration from within his party over a perceived delay in a decision.
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MJ Hegar “not at all” backing away from celebrity supporters as John Cornyn targets Patton Oswalt
“We can talk all day about where our support is coming from,” said Hegar, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s latest Democratic opponent, in an interview.
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Analysis: Unseating John Cornyn won’t come cheap, and MJ Hegar knows it
The senator’s first serious official challenger has a good story, ran a good race in 2018 and has a good bank of loud supporters cheering her on. But the way to measure Hegar’s race is the same way Beto O’Rourke’s challenge to Sen. Ted Cruz was measured — by how much money she can raise.
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On the road to 2020: I’m Patrick Svitek, and I cover politics for The Texas Tribune.
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