Editorial: We recommend Beto O'Rourke for governor
, “You voted for hope over fear, for unity over division, for the majesty of what Texas is and what it can be. As Texans, the bonds we share transcend our differences.”
Yet, in the eight years that Abbott has occupied the office of governor, his fellow Texans have watched him transmogrify from a shrewd yet reasonable statesman into a rigid and reflexively ideological politician as he accommodates the Republican Party’s inexorable lurch to the far-right fringes.
Challenger Beto O'Rourke sits down with the Houston Chronicle Editorial Board to discuss his candidacy for Texas Governor.We can think of two reasons why he’s running, both self-serving: One, he’s eager to continue his bow to entrenched political power in this state. He’s happy to serve the deep-well source of his campaign largesse and content to exercise power for power’s sake. Two, he’s positioning himself — like his Florida counterpart — to run for president if Trump doesn’t.
Abbott has occupied the governor’s office for nearly a decade; his party has enjoyed near total control for nearly three decades. Why does this large, wealthy state — a state with a huge budget surplus when lawmakers return to Austin in January — still have the 12th-highest poverty among the 50 states? Does it matter to the governor that Texas also has the lowest rate of insurance coverage in the country.
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