Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) is one Democratic congressman who went to the Mexico border, met and talked with people who had been separated. He gave an impassioned plea about what is being done by our own immigration service under the zero tolerance policy recently introduced by the Trump administration.
O'Rourke said: "This is inhumane. I'd like to say it's un-American, but it's happening right now in America. We will be judged for what we do or what we fail to do now. This is not just on the Trump administration -- this is on all of us."
O'Rourke is the Democratic nominee running against Ted Cruz for his senate seat in November. Some may say he's grandstanding for political gain. No. I saw an interview with O'Rourk before this all started. He's passionate about human rights and justice and is compassionate to his core. He articulate, authentic, principled, passionate, real and . . . very likeable. One might even say he's the anti-Cruz,
The RealClearPolitics average of polls give Cruz a 9 point advantage (49.5 t0 30.5). A more recent poll by a Democratic pollster showed the spread at 49 to 43, only a 6 point margin for Cruz. O'Rourk has declined to accept money from PACs. As the incumbent, Cruz obviously started with greater name recognition; O'Rourk has been steadily gaining as he becomes better known.
Ralph
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