Ok, real talk. I was a fan of Beto O’Rourke, swooned over his speeches, until learning: 1. He is the #2 recipient of oil/gas industry campaign cash in the entire Congress 2. His actual voting record, which boosted the fossil fuel industry and Trump’s immigration policy
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For point 2: Read
@davidsirota's piece, "Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/20/beto-orourke-congressional-votes-analysis-capital-and-main …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Some nuance to my tweet about oil/gas "industry" contributions to Beto's campaign. Beto received contributions from individuals in this industry, not PAC's, but as
@alexkotch explains, "there’s a lot more overlap than most people realize." https://readsludge.com/2018/12/10/beto-orourke-oil-and-gas-contributions-2018/ …Show this thread -
“People would have no problem calling PAC money to candidates from a specific industry ‘industry money,’ but PAC money comes from people. Ppl control the PAC & they donate directly to it, & so what difference, in some ways, does it make whether it comes from CEO versus the PAC?"
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