Sunday, June 09, 2019

Some Tweets from Beto O'Rourke


  • Getting to meet some of the volunteers in Cedar Rapids who are knocking on doors, organizing their community, and bringing more people into this campaign and our democracy.
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  • Our Linn County organizing office is officially open! Very grateful for all of the volunteers who joined us in Cedar Rapids and committed to putting in the grassroots, on-the-ground work to make this campaign possible.
     
  • Donald Trump does not just offend our ears or our sensibilities. He makes possible the acts of violence and hatred we’re seeing play out in this country today.
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    Met and Amy O’Rourke in Williamsburg Iowa! Amazing to hear such a positive message for our country!
     
  • We have a comprehensive plan to mobilize every branch of government to protect Roe v. Wade, end the unprecedented attacks on reproductive freedom, and fully defend a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her own body. Read it here:
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    With just weeks until the first Democratic primary debates, 2020 candidate joins live from Iowa on "This Week" Sunday
  • Excited that we’ve had Amy on the road with us for this trip across Iowa. She kicked off our immigration discussion earlier today by sharing her experience living in El Paso. – at Grand View University Student Center
  • Happy Pride, Des Moines! Really great to be celebrating with you today and fighting for LGBTQ+ equality with you every single day.
     
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    . explicitly ties Trump’s rhetoric to acts of violence against Muslims, members of LGBTQ community
  • Amy and I really enjoyed sitting down with Dreamers, immigration advocates, and leaders in the community to ensure we advance a new vision of immigration that fully reflects our country’s values and empowers every individual to contribute to the shared greatness of our country.
     
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    Molly Tullis, of Ankeny, grabs picture with and after the 5K Fun Run in Des Moines this morning. She was excited to finish under 30 minutes. "I love you both," she told the two after taking this pic.
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    Here at Grand View University in Des Moines, starts off a round table discussing his immigration plan
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    I told my son that we would spend an exciting day together. The African American Leadership Summit during the day and “I Will Vote Gala” at night. He said “the only person I REALLY want to meet is ”. I’m happy to report that he got his wish 🥰
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    At an immigration round table with community leaders in Des Moines says as President he will spare no expense reuniting children separated from their families at the border.
  • My plan was written with the ideas, perspectives, and stories of those we met — in Storm Lake, in Muscatine, in Denison, in Des Moines, and in communities across Iowa — who have been impacted by a generation of inaction on immigration. Here’s the plan: – at Grand View University Student Center
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    Approximately 100 people were at in Knoxville, IA for last night. Lots of new faces heard his vision for America, including his game-changing initiative on letting farmers take the lead in fighting climate change.
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    A few photos from at the Capital City Pride Festival 5K this morning here -->
     
  • No better way to start a beautiful morning than running in the Capital City Pride 5K with Amy. Thanks to for setting the pace and to everyone who joined along the river as we celebrated Pride and committed to continuing the fight for LGBTQ+ equality. – at Principal Riverwalk
     
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    . chatting with folks before this 5k fun run at Fest
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    .⁦⁩ and his wife Amy at the start of a 5K for Capital City Pride
  • We need to sign into law the Equality Act to ensure full civil rights for LGBTQ+ Americans across the country. We must also support organizations like who are on the frontlines, fighting for equality. Today as we celebrate, consider donating:
  • This past year, the legislature passed a bill that would prevent public insurance, including Medicaid, from covering the cost of gender reassignment surgery. This is an effort to endanger and devalue the lives of transgender Iowans and we cannot accept it.
  • In a few minutes Amy & I are going to run the Capital City Pride 5K here in Des Moines as we celebrate Iowa’s 10th anniversary of marriage equality. We’re inspired by these victories for the LGBTQ+ community and our country, but we know there’s still a lot of work to do.