Beto O'Rourke steers donors to Briscoe Cain's rival over Texas rep's threat.

[RandySF]

WASHINGTON — First Beto O'Rourke wants to come after his guns, prompting Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain to warn that he has an AR-15 "ready."

Now O'Rourke is going after Cain's seat in the Texas Legislature.

Late Saturday, O'Rourke urged his own supporters to pour money into the campaign of a Democrat hoping to oust Cain next year: Josh Markle, an Air Force veteran. His campaign biography says he works at a sign language interpreting agency and lives with his husband and their two dogs in Deer Park, the same Houston suburb that Cain lives in.

Markle welcomed O'Rourke's help, which he would not have expected three days earlier.

"When I win TX House District 128, it will be because I got effective help from lots of people, particularly today from Beto," he tweeted. "Beto's fundraising email this evening for our campaign has blown us away."

Texas Monthly, describing Cain as "uninformed and belligerent," put him at the top of its list of 10 worst state legislators. In June 2018, Cain was removed from the Texas Democrats' state convention in Fort Worth, where O'Rourke was the star speaker, after he and a handful of other Republicans handed out yard signs reading "This home is a gun free safe space" as a prank.



https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2019/09/15/beto-o-rourke-steers-donors-to-briscoe-cain-s-rival-over-texas-reps-threat-that-ar-15-is-ready-for-you/

[dalton99a]

1. Josh Markle:

https://www.markle128.com/about/

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6. Does he have an ActBlue acct? Nt

[dalton99a]

7. Yes:

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/markle-128

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8. Thanks. And thank you Beto.

This is how Democrats win.Take out a Moron Republican seat by amplifying his comment and take him out.
Democrats ----copy and repeat.


PS I just kicked in 25 onnAct Blue....thanks.

[JI7]

2. Beto is always helping other Democrats

[dlk]

3. Kudos to Beto for Taking on the Bully Cain

And all the best to Josh Markle. Cain should be in jail for making death threats against a presidential candidate.

[TexasTowelie]

4. Ugh, my right-wing BIL and sister live in Deer Park and it's full of MAGAt gun humpers.

It will be tough for a Democrat to win in that district and the constituents probably support Cain's statements.

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9. First, let me say, thanks for your daily contributions to DU.

You are really important to this community.

You probably know this community and politics better than I do...but I know this. - When money gets spent promoting Democratic policies, lots of quiet voices get inspired.

[TexasTowelie]

11. We can always hope for change,

but the demographics in that area don't favor Democrats. The major employers in the area are the Port of Houston, refineries, and NASA. It isn't a progressive area and has been represented by Republicans at both the state and federal level for decades.

Also, thanks for the compliment. I try to provide useful information and hopefully something humorous when I run across something interesting.

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5. I am contributing.

Make the stupid pay
Give this Democrat the resources to kick this moron's ass.

[No Vested Interest]

10. I noticed that Fox News had this Cain fellow on as a guest right away.

Very unimpressive presence.

[Indykatie]

12. Thanks for the Donation Link for Markle. I Donated and Tweeted Out the Link on Twitter.

Dems always manage to field impressive candidates at all levels of government.

[TexasBushwhacker]

13. Nice!