O’Rourke’s opponent, Senator Ted Cruz, paints him as ‘hard left like Bernie Sanders’ but the challenger for the Senate seat is drawing crowds in conservative suburbs
The star arrived late, which only added to the frenzy when he finally emerged onstage to be hailed by a full house of screaming fans who were thrilled by a set of his best-loved hits.
Since Beto O’Rourke is a politician, and a relatively unknown Texas Democrat at that, this gig was far from politics as usual. And that sense of upending norms is perfectly on-brand for the 45-year-old in his underdog bid to eject Ted Cruz from the US Senate in November.
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