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True, but he received donations from all over the country. Obviously, he has national appeal. I have read recently that many donors are holding off in their contributions until they learn if he will, indeed, run for President. Also, many experienced campaign staff are also waiting to see if he will run before they agree to work for other candidates.
"O'Rourke raised 38.1 million between July 1 and Sept. 30. He reported individual contributor details for more than $20 million in donations for the third quarter, according to his Federal Election Commission filing submitted Monday night.
He collected an additional $16 million in contributions through ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising site that aids candidates nationwide. Those contributions were not reported with individual donor locations.
The majority of the more than $20 million for which there is data about specific donors came from people in Texas, more than $11 million. But O'Rourke had contributors from every single state last quarter, an analysis of the FEC records shows.
Aside from Texas, Californians and New Yorkers also gave seven-figure sums, and 13 other states also topped the $100,000 mark."
What is Robert Francis O'Rourke using an alias instead of his real name? Never trust someone who is afraid to use their real name.
Beto was his family's nickname for his as a kid, and it stuck. Just like Bobby is a nickname for Robert, or Dick for Richard, etc. We call our granddaughter by her double initials--same letter for first name and middle name. It has stuck throughout the family.
Nothing wrong with nickname, as long as it's not one given out by Donald Trump.
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