Deep in the Heart of Texas with Beto O'Rourke and Claire Dewar

The Lincoln Project

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Politics

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🗓️ 27 August 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Rick talks with Beto O’Rourke and Claire Dewar about the ripple effects of Harris’s entry into the race on Texas politics, sparking a surge in volunteerism and voter engagement. They also discuss the deepening corruption and extremism within the Texas GOP, as well as the crucial role immigrants play in the local Texan economy. Follow Beto O’Rourke on X @BetoORourke, follow Claire Dewar on X @ccdewar, and join Powered By People here http://www.poweredxpeople.org. Follow Rick Wilson at @TheRickWilson on X and subscribe to his Substack at therickwilson.substack.com. Join the fight with Lincoln Project at www.lincolnproject.us and follow us on X at @ProjectLincoln. And please subscribe, rate and review this podcast, thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks I'm Rick Wilson. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast.
0:03.2	70 days to go. Let's get to it.
0:05.4	Your task will not be an easy one.
0:07.9	Your enemy is well trained, well equipped in battlehearted.
0:11.5	There is not a liberal America and a conservative America.
0:15.0	There is the United States of America.
0:18.0	Good night and good luck.
0:22.0	Hey folks, welcome back to the Lincoln Project Podcast today.
0:24.5	I am delighted to bring two guests to you today,
0:27.7	one of whom you know, one of whom you should know.
0:30.4	Beto O'Rourke is a former Senate candidate in the great state of Texas, now is working at the grassroots in Texas to build up the infrastructure and the systems and the ability to start winning in the hardest of hard states.
0:46.5	Also joining us is Claire Dewar.
0:47.9	She is a current board member of the Lincoln Project, a good friend, also a Texan, hails out of Dallas.
0:56.7	So we're going to have a Texas show today, folks.
0:59.1	I am not a Texan, but I certainly am fascinated by the constant ebb and flow of our politics there.
1:06.2	So I want to reach out first.
1:08.4	Brother O'Wark, I want to ask you the question, has Kamala Harris's entry into this race changed the chemistry in Texas
1:15.7	meaningfully? Absolutely. We have a group in Texas called powered by people that
1:22.0	has volunteers across the state
1:24.5	whose sole mission is to find likely Democratic voters
1:29.7	who are not currently registered,
1:32.0	to get them registered, get them on the rolls, to stay in touch with them and turn them out.
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