'It looks like from the early returns I will be your nominee for Governor in the state of Texas,' O'Rourke said before the cheering crowd.
He addressed about 200 supporters at the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth.
None of the candidates who opposed O’Rourke had much in the way or name recognition or campaign cash. No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas in nearly 30 years. O’Rourke came close in 2018 when his narrow loss for a U.S. Senate seat made him a party phenomenon.So far, O’Rourke, 49, has shown he can still quickly raise millions of dollars and draw a crowd. But he has also been pressed on liberal positions he took during his run for president, none more famous than his “Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15.
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