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Title: A third party trying to crash the Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz race is actually a for-profit corporati
Post by: Sanguine on June 15, 2018, 01:18:49 am

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Launched in March, the party bills itself as a movement aimed at toppling the two-party system controlling state politics, but it's a for-profit company that got millions in start-up dollars from investors. Will its founder-turned-candidate get enough signatures to get on the ballot with Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke?

by Jay Root June 13, 2018 12 AM
 
Indie Party candidate Jonathan Jenkins hopes to get on the ballot for the U.S. Senate against Democrat Beto O'Rourke and Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.

* Editor's note: This story has been updated with a comment from the Jenkins campaign responding to a GOP complaint.

It’s got a high-tech evangelist for a founder, $6 million in private equity investments, even its own crypto-currency.

No, it’s not a driverless car start-up or some new, life-changing app....

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/13/indie-party-trying-crash-texas-us-senate-race-ted-cruz-beto-orourke/ (https://www.texastribune.org/2018/06/13/indie-party-trying-crash-texas-us-senate-race-ted-cruz-beto-orourke/)

Odd story.

Title: Re: A third party trying to crash the Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz race is actually a for-profit corpo
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on June 15, 2018, 01:24:37 am

Quote from: Sanguine on June 15, 2018, 01:18:49 am

Odd story.

Is the article saying Jenkins is an evangelist?

Title: Re: A third party trying to crash the Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz race is actually a for-profit corpo
Post by: Sanguine on June 15, 2018, 02:05:31 am

Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on June 15, 2018, 01:24:37 am

Is the article saying Jenkins is an evangelist?

A "high tech evangelist".

Title: Re: A third party trying to crash the Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz race is actually a for-profit corpo
Post by: goodwithagun on June 15, 2018, 02:13:38 am

Quote from: Sanguine on June 15, 2018, 02:05:31 am

A "high tech evangelist".

I’ve heard of high tech redneck but not this.

Title: Re: A third party trying to crash the Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz race is actually a for-profit corpo
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on June 15, 2018, 01:04:41 pm

Quote from: Sanguine on June 15, 2018, 02:05:31 am

A "high tech evangelist".

I never heard the term applied to someone not in a religion of some sort.