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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
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In reply to the discussion: Beto O'Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals [View all]George II
(67,782 posts)99. No one objects to O'Rourke's voting record being inspected, all anyone asks for is....
....that it be based objectively on his voting record.
BTW, using "BO" initials give the impression that you're talking about Barack Obama.
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Beto O'Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals [View all]
babylonsister
Mar 2019
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It's no secret that he's more of a left-center politician than much of the field.
bearsfootball516
Mar 2019
#1
Your analysis is right. Also keep in mind that Sirota is part of the Sanders campaign
still_one
Mar 2019
#4
David Sirota is part of the Sanders campaign. He is NOT an unbiased source. No wonder some are
still_one
Mar 2019
#2
It will be interesting how someone can win in Texas by trashing the fossil fuel industry
still_one
Mar 2019
#14
This isn't about Hillary. This is about 2020, and who will be the best Democratic nominee in the
still_one
Mar 2019
#43
Oh I have no truck for Sirota but the difference in reception to Beto and to Hillary
dsc
Mar 2019
#75
Harris could be Senator from Mars and her supporters would fit in a phone booth if she had his
dsc
Mar 2019
#56
David Sirota, the Sanders supporter who falsely claimed that Beto took donations from oil/gas
TwilightZone
Mar 2019
#3
Seriously... I prefer Bernie, who votes consistently with his fellow Democrats.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#38
I love the fact that both fox news and the sanders supporters are terrified of Beto
Gothmog
Mar 2019
#7
Terrified of BO? Hardly... Bernie has him on most issues the Democratic base cares about...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#57
Beto reminds a lot of people of Obama. Charismatic with a positive message. N/T
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#168
Beto's 92% in "votes with the majority of Democrats" is much better than BS's 79.6%.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#163
I really don't care about your candidate and don't subsubcribe to going negative.
CentralMass
Mar 2019
#132
Excellent point. The stakes are too damned high this time. Actually they were too high in 2016,
still_one
Mar 2019
#30
I supported Bernie in the 2016 primaries but he, or at least some of his supporters,
The Velveteen Ocelot
Mar 2019
#10
It's been mighty quiet so far for more than 15 hours. A "drive by" attack on O'Rourke.
George II
Mar 2019
#124
It sure is!! Apparently, we're not allowed to look too closely at BO's voting record...
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#53
Neither do I, as long as it's examined objectively and not misrepresented or lied about.
George II
Mar 2019
#169
I don't know where it was, but this was debunked this afternoon here on DU. If I come across it....
George II
Mar 2019
#18
Anyone aiming at Dems rather than the fat, lying, treasonous rapist and racist, is not a Dem.
Hassler
Mar 2019
#24
Yeah, yeah. And Obama voted to protect telecoms from liability in warrant-less wiretap.
McCamy Taylor
Mar 2019
#28
I would be uncomfortable using a foreign publication to bash an American candidate of our own party.
RandySF
Mar 2019
#32
For starters, I think it's a conflict of interest on the part of the author because
RandySF
Mar 2019
#42
BS voted against the party majority 18.6% of the time compared to Beto's 8.0%.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#55
I had no idea that BS voted against the party so frequently. Looks like Beto has a BETTER record.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#141
So Bernie who votes with the democrats 99% of time gets slammed as "not a democrat"
workinclasszero
Mar 2019
#52
BS voted against the party 20.4% of the time in the previous session of Congress.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#117
I've noticed the people initiating these threads don't seem to respond to facts
jcgoldie
Mar 2019
#146
IKR! How strange is that? Apparently, when it comes to BO, we can't inspect his voting record.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Mar 2019
#63
No you don't have to "tiptoe" around that subject, just present his VOTING record, not....
George II
Mar 2019
#100
No one objects to O'Rourke's voting record being inspected, all anyone asks for is....
George II
Mar 2019
#99
Sorry, Sanders doesn't vote with the Democrats (CAPITAL D) 99% of the time. Nor did O'Rourke....
George II
Mar 2019
#76
So the boast that "BS-Votes-With-Democrats-99%" IS A MYTH... I figured as much.
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#142
I've bookmarked this thread and the source info. I'm sure someone will repeat the 99% MYTH again...
NurseJackie
Mar 2019
#144
BS votes with the Democrats 81.4% of the time, Beto 92% according to Pro Publica.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#167
Author Dave Sirota fired from campaign for involvement with racist attack against Latino candidate.
RandySF
Mar 2019
#60
Meanwhile, 46% said Gillum was too liberal and 41% that Abrams was too liberal
Awsi Dooger
Mar 2019
#68
If the BS'ers are that terrified of Beto and continue using his initials, shouldn't it be BO'R?
SFnomad
Mar 2019
#73
He'll be a great candidate, one of the front runners once the polls include him.
George II
Mar 2019
#111
Your premise was proven last summer when she and Sanders barnstormed the midwest....
George II
Mar 2019
#156
I wonder how this talking point is working out for "true progressives" like David Sirota.
lapucelle
Mar 2019
#140
Since Sirota is intellectually dishonest (aka a liar) he's probably aware of BS's percentage
emulatorloo
Mar 2019
#149
I agree. Those who do this hurt their candidate's credibility...and when I read such posts I
Demsrule86
Mar 2019
#159