We collect cookies to analyze our website traffic and performance; we never collect any personal data. Cookie Policy
Accept
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Notification Show More
Font ResizerAa
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Reading: For Beto O’Rourke, Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and Reward
Share
Font ResizerAa
NEW YORK DAWN™NEW YORK DAWN™
Search
  • Home
  • Trending
  • New York
  • World
  • Politics
  • Business
    • Business
    • Economy
    • Real Estate
  • Crypto & NFTs
  • Tech
  • Lifestyle
    • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Travel
    • Fashion
    • Art
  • Health
  • Sports
  • Entertainment
Follow US
NEW YORK DAWN™ > Blog > Politics > For Beto O’Rourke, Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and Reward
For Beto O’Rourke, Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and Reward
Politics

For Beto O’Rourke, Talk of Gun Control Has Become Both a Political Risk and Reward

Last updated: June 4, 2022 7:00 am
Editorial Board Published June 4, 2022
Share
SHARE
03pol beto guns photo01 facebookJumbo

“He is frustrated just like me, just like everyone else,” said State Senator Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat who represents Uvalde and who made his own interruption at another Abbott news conference, urging the governor to call for a special session of the Texas Legislature to pass gun-control legislation.

Mr. O’Rourke’s campaign for governor is an uphill battle that some say remains all but impossible in Texas, where Republicans have a solid grip on state power.

No Democrat has won a statewide race in Texas since November 1994 and no Democrat has occupied the governor’s mansion since January 1995, the last day of Gov. Ann W. Richards’s tenure. Despite years of Democratic promises of a blue wave, Texas keeps passing and enforcing some of the most conservative policies in the country. Democratic organizers continue to grapple with low voter turnout as Republicans have made gains in South Texas border cities. And in the governor’s race, Mr. Abbott has a significant financial advantage — he had nearly $50 million in cash on hand compared to Mr. O’Rourke’s roughly $6.8 million as of Feb. 19, according to the latest Texas Ethics Commission filings.

“Their prospects are bleak,” said Cal Jillson, a political analyst and professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. “In a good year, they can win some down-ballot offices and even some Texas state legislative seats, but they have not been able to break through statewide, and 2022 is not shaping up to be a good year.”

For the longtime Democratic strategists and activists who have been working to turn the state blue, recent electoral contests have left them at once optimistic and worried. Mr. O’Rourke’s Senate bid in 2018 re-energized the party and helped sway down-ballot races in favor of Democrats as he came within three percentage points of unseating Senator Ted Cruz.

But Texas Republicans were aided by higher turnout in smaller counties in the 2020 election, and those largely rural areas have been shifting even more to the right. In a Republican primary runoff for attorney general two weeks ago, Ken Paxton, the Trump-backed incumbent, trounced George P. Bush, the state’s land commissioner and the last member of the Bush family still in public office.

Mr. O’Rourke, the former El Paso congressman, has cast the race between himself and Mr. Abbott as a choice between old leadership beholden to the gun lobby and his vision for a state where “weapons of war” are removed from civilian life. At the Dallas forum on Wednesday, he said he had rushed the stage to confront the governor in Uvalde because he wished someone had done the same after a mass shooting at a Walmart in his hometown of El Paso in 2019.

You Might Also Like

Trump praises chief of English-speaking African nation for his ‘good English’

Zohran Mamdani, in dig at Mayor Adams, unveils his (700-plus) SAT II scores

Man accused of Trump assassination try in Florida seeks to take away protection attorneys from case

NYC Mayor Adams drops push for jail time in citywide masks ban proposal

Biden physician pleads the fifth on GOP Home panel questions on health

TAGGED:Abbott, Gregory W (1957- )Dallas (Tex)Democratic PartyElections, GovernorsGun ControlMass ShootingsO'Rourke, BetoRepublican PartyRobb Elementary School (Uvalde, Tex)TexasThe Washington MailUvalde, Tex, Shooting (May 24, 2022)
Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Email Print

Follow US

Find US on Social Medias
FacebookLike
TwitterFollow
YoutubeSubscribe
TelegramFollow
Popular News
Ronin Opens M in Grants: A Likelihood to Construct the Subsequent Huge Blockchain App
Crypto & NFTs

Ronin Opens $10M in Grants: A Likelihood to Construct the Subsequent Huge Blockchain App

Editorial Board January 17, 2025
Biden Administration Is Elevating an H.H.S. Division to Oversee Pandemic Responses
What are the unwanted side effects of GLP-1 drugs? A researcher explains
New tremendous PAC launches anti-Mamdani advert push amid criticism over pro-Palestinian stance
For Macron, France’s Troubled Industries Hit Home

You Might Also Like

Pete Hegseth didn’t inform Trump about Ukraine arms pause: report
Politics

Pete Hegseth didn’t inform Trump about Ukraine arms pause: report

July 9, 2025
What Trump’s huge tax legislation may imply for the youngest People
Politics

What Trump’s huge tax legislation may imply for the youngest People

July 9, 2025
Trump appointees have ties to corporations that stand to profit from privatizing climate forecasts
Politics

Trump appointees have ties to corporations that stand to profit from privatizing climate forecasts

July 9, 2025
NYC Legislation Dept. information amicus temporary supporting Ecuadorian highschool scholar detained by ICE
Politics

NYC Legislation Dept. information amicus temporary supporting Ecuadorian highschool scholar detained by ICE

July 9, 2025

Categories

  • Health
  • Sports
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • Technology
  • World
  • Art

About US

New York Dawn is a proud and integral publication of the Enspirers News Group, embodying the values of journalistic integrity and excellence.
Company
  • About Us
  • Newsroom Policies & Standards
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Careers
  • Media & Community Relations
  • Accessibility Statement
Contact Us
  • Contact Us
  • Contact Customer Care
  • Advertise
  • Licensing & Syndication
  • Request a Correction
  • Contact the Newsroom
  • Send a News Tip
  • Report a Vulnerability
Term of Use
  • Digital Products Terms of Sale
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Submissions & Discussion Policy
  • RSS Terms of Service
  • Ad Choices
© 2024 New York Dawn. All Rights Reserved.
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?