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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Replying to @emahlee
Unfortunately, your facts are incorrect. smh.
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Replying to @idesign3000
Can you please send me links that show this? If the information I have about this is wrong, I want to know. (I link to my sources in the rest of my thread.)
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Replying to @emahlee
First, look at the data presented. The data states that the funding is from those who work in the oil/gas industry, NOT the oil/gas industry. Beto didn't take superPAC money only from individuals. Considering he's from Texas, most supporters work in oil/gas
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Emily Cunningham Retweeted Emily Cunningham
Thanks for this. I dug more into the data. Have you seen @alexkoch's reporting on this? Beto "violated his No Fossil Fuel Pledge dozens of times." More info and stats on the addendum to my original thread:https://twitter.com/emahlee/status/1079840112400203776 …
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