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JI7

(89,180 posts)
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 02:28 AM Jun 2019

South Carolina State Senator Endorses Beto O'Rourke

A well-regarded rising Democrat in the South Carolina state Senate endorsed Beto O’Rourke in the party’s 2020 presidential primary race Thursday, praising the former Texas congressman for “working to find common ground in Congress and fighting to protect our veterans.”

The decision from state Sen. Thomas McElveen comes just a few days after O’Rourke visited his hometown of Sumter, speaking to about a hundred local Democrats and veterans there as he traveled across the early-voting primary state.

The endorsement comes as one of the party’s older popular figures, former Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, endorsed his long-time friend former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday, as well.

McElveen, who was first elected in 2012, hails from one of the state’s few competitive districts that has typically voted for Republicans in presidential races. He commended O’Rourke for not shying away from people of all political beliefs, “even when they may not agree with him.”


https://www.postandcourier.com/politics/sc-senator-endorses-beto-o-rourke-in-democratic-primary-race/article_73722274-9387-11e9-8e3c-634572463098.html

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South Carolina State Senator Endorses Beto O'Rourke (Original Post) JI7 Jun 2019 OP
We are beginning to see the dividends of Beto's hard work campaigning throughout the early primary TexasTowelie Jun 2019 #1
Agreed essadaw Jun 2019 #2
 

TexasTowelie

(111,311 posts)
1. We are beginning to see the dividends of Beto's hard work campaigning throughout the early primary
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 02:48 AM
Jun 2019

states. Going out to meet the crowds and listening to the potential voters will lead to more support. I think that he will shine in the debates and gain more ground.

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essadaw

(185 posts)
2. Agreed
Fri Jun 21, 2019, 11:32 AM
Jun 2019

If history is a guide, ground game is going to matter once voters start paying attention

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