Even O'Rourke knows better than to run as anti-2nd Amendment in Texas. That might cause him to outdo Wendy's trouncing against Abbott.
Beto O'Rourke talks gun control at Houston campaign events
https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Beto-O-Rourke-talks-gun-control-at-Houston-12810246.phpApril 5, 2018
During a pair campaign stops in Houston on Thursday, Democrat Beto O'Rourke jumped right into the middle of the gun regulation debate, saying he fully backs a call for universal background checks and a proposal to ban the sale of assault-style weapons.
"There is no reason that weapons of war should be sold to people in this country," O'Rourke told a rousing round of applause from supporters at a town hall meeting at the University of Houston on Thursday.
Hours earlier, he had a similar message at another town hall in the heart of Houston's East End. O'Rourke told that crowd that he is a co-sponsor on a bill that would ban the sale of weapons like the AR-15...
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https://www.inquisitr.com/4906905/ted-cruz-could-easily-be-defeated-by-beto-orourke-polls-show/May 20, 2018
...In a conversation with The Texas Tribune, O’Rourke said that he will focus more on positive changes than opposition to particular policies or candidates.
He said that he is “not running against,†but “for something.†The Democrat said that he would focus on three key issued: gun control, broadband internet, and public education. “There needs to be an increased focus on bipartisanship. One area that calls for cross-aisle politics is gun regulations. The Second Amendment shouldn’t be repealed,†O’Rourke said....