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| Republicans resurface Beto O’Rourke DUI mugshot in St Patrick's Day attack | Republicans resurface Beto O’Rourke DUI mugshot in St Patrick's Day attack |
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| In an attempt to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and attack a political rival, the Republican party tweeted a mugshot of the Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke emblazoned with a green leprechaun’s hat and the words “please drink responsibly”. | In an attempt to celebrate St Patrick’s Day and attack a political rival, the Republican party tweeted a mugshot of the Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke emblazoned with a green leprechaun’s hat and the words “please drink responsibly”. |
| O’Rourke, 46, is a former US representative from Texas who narrowly lost a US Senate race against the Republican Ted Cruz last year. He announced his White House run this week. | O’Rourke, 46, is a former US representative from Texas who narrowly lost a US Senate race against the Republican Ted Cruz last year. He announced his White House run this week. |
| The mugshot is more than 20 years old. In September 1998, O’Rourke was booked for driving while drunk, at what a witness called “a high rate of speed”, on a Texas interstate. He lost control of his car and hit a truck. | The mugshot is more than 20 years old. In September 1998, O’Rourke was booked for driving while drunk, at what a witness called “a high rate of speed”, on a Texas interstate. He lost control of his car and hit a truck. |
| According to a witness, O’Rourke attempted to leave the scene. After he completed a court-approved diversion program, charges were dismissed. | According to a witness, O’Rourke attempted to leave the scene. After he completed a court-approved diversion program, charges were dismissed. |
| He was also arrested by University of Texas El Paso police in 1995, for jumping a fence. Misdemeanor burglary charges were dropped. The arrests have been used to attack O’Rourke before, by opponents in both parties. | He was also arrested by University of Texas El Paso police in 1995, for jumping a fence. Misdemeanor burglary charges were dropped. The arrests have been used to attack O’Rourke before, by opponents in both parties. |
| The picture tweeted by @GOP on Sunday was captioned: “On this St Paddy’s Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O’Rourke.” It was followed by a more traditional attack, which called O’Rourke “a failed member of Congress [with] a far-left liberal record”. | The picture tweeted by @GOP on Sunday was captioned: “On this St Paddy’s Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O’Rourke.” It was followed by a more traditional attack, which called O’Rourke “a failed member of Congress [with] a far-left liberal record”. |
| On this St. Paddy's Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O'Rourke. pic.twitter.com/JRjMEXhZRY | On this St. Paddy's Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O'Rourke. pic.twitter.com/JRjMEXhZRY |
| “Beto”, a Hispanic diminutive of Robert, is O’Rourke’s nickname, given as he grew up in the border city of El Paso. Republican attacks on the Democrat around his name are also common. | “Beto”, a Hispanic diminutive of Robert, is O’Rourke’s nickname, given as he grew up in the border city of El Paso. Republican attacks on the Democrat around his name are also common. |
| Sunday’s @GOP tweet met with fierce condemnation. Matthew Dowd, chief political analyst for ABC News and formerly chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 Republican presidential campaign, tweeted: “As an Irishman this is deplorable. As an American it is unpatriotic. As a human it is racist.” | Sunday’s @GOP tweet met with fierce condemnation. Matthew Dowd, chief political analyst for ABC News and formerly chief strategist for the Bush-Cheney 2004 Republican presidential campaign, tweeted: “As an Irishman this is deplorable. As an American it is unpatriotic. As a human it is racist.” |
| Brian Lowry, Washington correspondent of the Kansas City Star, asked: “Irish Americans are actually a pretty big segment of the electorate. There’s 30m of us. GOP’s social media team thought it was a good idea to dunk on Beto by promoting negative Irish stereotypes on our holiday?” | Brian Lowry, Washington correspondent of the Kansas City Star, asked: “Irish Americans are actually a pretty big segment of the electorate. There’s 30m of us. GOP’s social media team thought it was a good idea to dunk on Beto by promoting negative Irish stereotypes on our holiday?” |
| Jack and Zane skateboarded in to join us for breakfast in Madison. pic.twitter.com/5mGiHWENEI | Jack and Zane skateboarded in to join us for breakfast in Madison. pic.twitter.com/5mGiHWENEI |
| In a campaign appearance in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday, O’Rourke said there was “nothing” he had not already revealed about his past that could hurt his candidacy. | In a campaign appearance in Madison, Wisconsin, on Sunday, O’Rourke said there was “nothing” he had not already revealed about his past that could hurt his candidacy. |
| After signing a skateboard, the candidate was asked if he had ever taken LSD. He said he had not. He also promised to stop saying “fuck” while campaigning, especially in front of his children. | After signing a skateboard, the candidate was asked if he had ever taken LSD. He said he had not. He also promised to stop saying “fuck” while campaigning, especially in front of his children. |
| “Great point,” O’Rourke said. “I don’t intend to use the F-word going forward. Point taken, and very strongly made … We’re going to keep it clean.” | |
| Booker first made a name as the hands-on mayor of Newark. Known for his focus on criminal justice reform and impassioned speeches on immigration, he has though been criticized for ties to Wall Street. | |
| Buttigieg wants to be the first openly gay millennial president. A Harvard graduate and Rhodes scholar, he became the youngest mayor of a mid-size US city at the age of 29. As a Navy Reserve lieutenant he deployed to Afghanistan while serving as mayor. | |
| Castro casts himself as an antidote to Trump and the adminstration's hardline immigration policies. The grandson of a Mexican immigrant and raised by single mother, the 44-year-old Democrat is one of the most prominent Latinos in Democratic politics. | |
| He has delivered his message of pragmatism to voters in all 99 of Iowa’s counties since he officially kicked off the race in July 2017. The multimillionaire banking entrepreneur wants to build a big-tent party that appeals to independents and moderate Republicans. | |
| An Iraq war veteran who has vowed to run a campaign focused on issues of “war and peace”. Gabbard made history as the first Samoan American and the first Hindu elected to Congress. But she has drawn criticism for meeting with Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad, and progressives are wary of her past conservative views on on social issues. | |
| Years before the #MeToo movement, the New York senator was leading efforts in Congress to combat sexual assault in the military and on college campuses. The former corporate lawyer has embraced a slate of economic ideas supported by the party’s progressive wing. | |
| Harris is one of Trump’s fiercest critics, and has built a national reputation grilling administration officials during their confirmation hearings. A former state attorney general and the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, Harris believes she has the unique profile to take on Trump. | |
| Before he served two terms as governor of Colorado, the 67-year-old Democrat worked as a geologist for a petroleum company. After a lay off, he switched careers and opened a successful brewpub in Denver that helped to revitalize the city’s downtown. | |
| Inslee is running as the “only candidate who will make defeating climate change our nation’s number one priority”. As the country experiences more powerful hurricanes, scorching wildfires and submerged coastlines, polls show public concern is growing. | |
| On Election Night 2018, Klobuchar coasted to a third term as senator in a state Trump almost won. Next morning she was on every short list of potential presidential candidates. Supporters say her success with rural voters makes her a formidable candidate in the Rust Belt, while her calm demeanour provides a clear contrast with Trump. | |
| A one-time guitarist for an El Paso punk band called Foss, O’Rourke had kept a relatively low profile as a three-term congressman with little name recognition. He rose to national prominence during the 2018 midterms, when his bid to unseat Senator Ted Cruz garnered unprecedented grassroots support and a historic fundraising haul. | |
| Sanders turned a long-shot, anti-establishment bid for the presidency into a “political revolution” that energized the party’s progressive base. His political career began nearly 40 years ago, but it wasn’t until his 2016 run that Sanders became a national figure as a new generation of Democrats – and 2020 contenders – embraced his populist economic policies. | |
| Her sharp criticism of Wall Street and big corporations has made Warren a favorite among progressive activists, and she will campaign on a message of a rigged economic system and income inequality. | |
| This is not the spiritual guru and a new age author’s first foray into politics: in 2014, she mounted an unsuccessful congressional bid in California. Her entry adds some star-power to the race that may attract more celebrities. | |
| A former tech executive and entrepreneur running the longest of long shot campaigns centered on the perils of automation. His central plank is a plan to give every American adult a salary of $1,000 per month, paid for by a tax on companies that benefit the most from automation. | |
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| In his concession speech to Ted Cruz last November, O’Rourke spoke of the importance of tolerance and inclusion. In conclusion, he said of his supporters: “I’m so fucking proud of you guys.” | In his concession speech to Ted Cruz last November, O’Rourke spoke of the importance of tolerance and inclusion. In conclusion, he said of his supporters: “I’m so fucking proud of you guys.” |
| About 400 people listened in a coffee shop as O’Rourke spoke. Wearing a St Patrick’s Day necklace featuring green cabbage, the candidate said he had coffee not beer with his breakfast. | About 400 people listened in a coffee shop as O’Rourke spoke. Wearing a St Patrick’s Day necklace featuring green cabbage, the candidate said he had coffee not beer with his breakfast. |
| “Although,” he said, “it can be justified as an O’Rourke on St Patrick’s Day to do that.” | “Although,” he said, “it can be justified as an O’Rourke on St Patrick’s Day to do that.” |
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