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
Another stat from @alexkotch: Donors included 24 executives, who gave a combined total of $35,125.
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Beto's campaign had not refunded any of the oil and gas executives’ donations
@alexkotch identified in CRP’s data (after his article was first published), "making it clear that O’Rourke violated his No Fossil Fuel Pledge dozens of times" https://readsludge.com/2018/12/10/beto-orourke-oil-and-gas-contributions-2018/ …Show this thread -
Also, I agree with
@naomirwolf here:https://twitter.com/naomirwolf/status/1078466917923463168 …Show this thread -
More goodness from
@naomirwolf:https://twitter.com/naomirwolf/status/1078470729329446912 …Show this thread
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