DALLAS — Buoyed by stout fundraising and a large grass-roots team, Beto O’Rourke on Friday sought to energize Democrats for his marquee race to unseat incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
“We’ve got to bring everything that we have to this fight, because we’re fighting for the people of Texas,” O’Rourke told The Dallas Morning News before his speech. “I’m encouraged by the energy here, by the number of people who’ve contributed donations and money, but also their time. We have 70,000 volunteers strong and counting right now.”
O’Rourke was the keynote speaker at the Texas Democratic Party Convention in Dallas, where he tried to appeal not only to Democrats, but also disaffected Republican and independent voters.
