Beto O’Rourke Mulling Bid for Texas Governor After Joe Biden Reneged on Gun Control Position
Wendell Husebø 24 May 2021
Failed presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is mulling a bid for Texas governor after President Joe Biden reneged on his guarantee of placing O’Rourke in a gun control position during the 2020 campaign.
The Associated Press (AP) reported on O’Rourke’s considerations:
There’s no road trip, no soul searching. No beard or blogging. But Beto O’Rourke is making a political life decision again.
Three years after becoming Democrats’ breakout star out of Texas, and a year removed from crashing back to Earth in a short-lived presidential run, O’Rourke is again weighing another campaign — this time for governor.
O’Rourke’s decision to find a place in politics after losing badly in the Democrat primary race to Biden comes after he guaranteed O’Rourke would have influence on gun control initiatives.
“I want to make something clear, I’m going to guarantee you this is not the last you’ve seen of him,” Biden said in March of 2020 during a campaign rally in Dallas. “You’re going to take care of the gun problem with me. You’re going to be the one who leads this effort.”
“I’m counting on you. I’m counting on you,” Biden continued. “We need you badly. The state needs you, the country needs you. You’re the best.”
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