Guns aren't getting in the way of Beto O'Rourke's strong run for Texas Senate
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Rep. Beto O’Rourke is putting on a surprisingly strong run against Sen. Ted Cruz—despite O’Rourke supporting stronger gun laws, supposedly an absolute no-go zone in the state. But it turns out that, even in Texas, some Republicans are with O’Rourke oGuns aren't getting in the way of Beto O'Rourke's strong run for Texas Senate
Rep. Beto O’Rourke is putting on a surprisingly strong run against Sen. Ted Cruz—despite O’Rourke supporting stronger gun laws, supposedly an absolute no-go zone in the state. But it turns out that, even in Texas, some Republicans are with O’Rourke on this subject: A Reuters/Ipsos national poll this year found similar support for gun control in Texas, with two-thirds of adults supporting “strong” or “moderate” regulations or restrictions on firearms. Texas voters remain sharply divided by party on the issue, however, a Quinnipiac University Poll found in May. While 70 percent of Texas Republicans opposed stricter gun laws, the poll found, 79 percent of Democrats supported them. Cruz is running a campaign in which he’s suggested that O’Rourke would ban barbecue, so obviously he’s also suggesting that O’Rourke would rip guns from the arms of their loving owners just as the Trump administration has ripped migrant children from the arms of their parents. (And we know which Cruz would be more outraged about.) But, as one Republican owner of more than 20 guns told Reuters, “Even as conservative as I am, there has to be a middle ground on guns.” It’s unlikely to help him, but O’Rourke’s position on this issue may not hurt him as much as common wisdom would predict. Can you give Beto O'Rourke $3? Read more