'We've Got To Win': Beto Blasts Abbott's Inaction On Guns - The Last Word - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

As students in Uvalde, TX, return to class for the first time since 19 children and two teachers were murdered at Robb Elementary School, some families again condemned Gov. Greg Abbott for not addressing gun safety. Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke discusses with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. - Aired on 09/07/2022.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Great interview, as always! He is such an intelligent voice, with common-sense ideas.

YES. HE MUST WIN.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. He certainly is and he's already working hard for the people of Texas!

He has to win if the people are going to have a safe future!

[Jakes Progress]

3. Agreed. Agreed. But he has to make the campaign about more than guns.

Guns are a close call in Texas. There are a lot of things republicans have been getting away with that send out tax money to millionaires and harm children and wreck our natural resources and ruin lives. republicans have been messing with Texas and Texans for decades.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. He has made it about a lot more than guns

He also believes that women have the right to make decisions about their own bodies and that the power grid needs to stand up to winter weather. But you're right, he also believes that children need to be safe when they go to school. Five of the of the worst mass shootings have taken place in Texas in the last five years on Greg Abbott's watch, so something needs to be done. And then there's the voting rights question...

[twodogsbarking]

5. Congratulations on your 163,313th post.

Thanks for all of them.

[Jakes Progress]

6. I know what the campaign says.

I've been stuffing the envelopes and canvassing for some time. I've been in his camp since his first run for Senate.

Yes, he mentions other stuff, but he's still known for his gun stance. He already has all the votes that will get him in Texas. A good target would be campaigning on Ercot and the way a few oil company execs control it because Abbott supports them. How about telling how Abbot spent $12 million to ship immigrants north. Now those states get the support money and the jobs that those immigrants represent. How about Abbott's waste of money sending the National Guard to the border to lose time with their families so that Abbott could get a photo op.

He polls well with liberals already. He needs to hit issues that moderates care about - money and security. Half the people I talk with just want to lump him in with bit spending. I point out that the money Abbott saves with his support for Big Oil and Insurance only goes to a few billionaires.

Something does need to be done, but he has to be elected first.