Obama’s backing of O’Rourke comes as most polls show Abbott with a double-digit lead in the contest. The calls from the nation’s first Black president are...
On the automated call, Obama addresses several points“Hey, it’s Barack Obama. I’m calling because there’s an election on Tuesday and everything’s at stake,” the call begins. “On reproductive rights, Greg Abbott has signed one of the most extreme abortion laws in America. Beto O’Rourke will protect a woman’s right to choose.”
Obama then discusses the need to curb mass shootings and says O’Rourke would expand Medicaid under the terms of the Affordable Care Act, the former president’s signature legislative accomplishment. Texas Governor candidate Beto O'Rourke, left, greeted state Rep. Rhetta Bowers after he spokeat Kutinfed Barbershop in Dallas in August 2022.,” he says. “Beto O’Rourke will work to restore common sense. On health care, Greg Abbott has refused to bring home billions of dollars in Medicaid money to give more Texans access to health care. Beto will do what’s right.”
Obama has been visible on the trail the past two weeks, campaigning for Democrats across the country, includingObama isn’t the only former president helping Texas Democrats. On Monday, former President Bill Clinton has scheduled a
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