Beto Kick off rally today 11:30 central time

[Amimnoch]

Watching the crowds right now on the live stream:

https://www.texastribune.org/2019/03/29/beto-orourke-el-paso-texas-watch-live-here/

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R

[dalton99a]

2. Deplorables are concerned

[Amimnoch]

3. ROFL, yeah the camera's zoomed in on that one several times.

There’s also a counter support tRump rally about a block away, but I refuse to click any links to see how that one looks and give it ratings.

Wonder how the pissdrip Cheetolini supporters would react if one of us showed up at his rallies with a sign showing:

Trump =


Of course if we did that, they might have a hard time telling if it was one of us, or one of his actual supporters..

[Kahuna7]

5. LOL. NT

[riversedge]

4. And under a bridge in El Paso--#asylumseekers are "housed" by border security.........

Such a contract.


Did the Trump Administration House Undocumented Immigrants Under a Bridge in El Paso? https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/el-paso-bridge-immigrants/ via @snopes

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[Amimnoch]

6. Beto hasn't even taken the stage yet, and this is

One of the first atrocities brought up. Only a few minutes into the first speaker, Veronica, gave was focused purely on the border and she brought this up.

[riversedge]

18. Thanks. I was unable to watch it.

[mobeau69]

7. It's on C-Span also.

[Amimnoch]

8. Representative Veronica Escobar is an excellent speaker!

Really motivational. Excellent tear down of Cheetolini, and loved the message that there will be no attacks on any of the great candidates we have here today.

[highplainsdem]

9. Thanks!

[Amimnoch]

10. Well.. I think Amy's speech most definitely

Should shut up those who tried to claim she’s just a wall-flower or arm candy, or “Nancy Reagan” like.

Right good oration and introduction.

[dalton99a]

14. She did a great job

[UniteFightBack]

11. What a refreshing break from the Barr bullshit. nt

[Mario Luigi]

12. WaPo's Jenna Johnson describes the crowd as "huge"

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[highplainsdem]

13. Heavy.com article on the rally, what Beto said, and crowd size estimates:

https://heavy.com/news/2019/03/beto-orourke-el-paso-rally-crowd-photos-how-many/

[dalton99a]

15. NYT write-up:

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/us/politics/beto-rally.html

With thousands of supporters expected to attend Saturday’s rally in El Paso, some had already headed to the site Friday night to scout the location, looking for the best position to view the speech.

“We want to be close,” said Bertha Bourgeois, 72, of El Paso, an O’Rourke booster who was watching workers assemble a media platform for his speech. “I like his views. I like how he thinks.” Volunteers wearing black-and-white BETO T-shirts began arriving at 7 a.m. Saturday in anticipation of Mr. O’Rourke’s appearance at 10 a.m. local time.

... The rally area was partly hemmed in by a construction site. As the crowd built, several supporters of Mr. O’Rourke said they were intimidated by a gantlet of pro-Trump protesters blocking their way.

“They were just very confrontational and yelling scary stuff at us,” said Thelma Ramos, 38, of El Paso. Ms. Ramos said her 13-year-old daughter, Maya, was in tears as they walked past the Trump supporters, who were yelling, “Beto’s lying to you,” and “Build the wall.” Others carried signs saying that Mr. O’Rourke supported abortion both “before and after” birth.

[RLG]

16. Great crowd, great speech.

Sadly, it won't stop the detractors.

That's too bad!

[Gothmog]

17. I watched the El Paso event

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[Gothmog]

19. Here are some Harris County judges who Beto helped to elect

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