Group supported by Soros, Beto O’Rourke Pac picks up the tab for the Gerrymandering Cascade of the Texas Democcats
According to Texas Democrats, groups linked to the Billionaire George Soros and the failed Beto O’Rourke candidate took the tab for the Democrats in Texas who fled the State to block a Gop redistribution plan, according to Texas Tribune.
Since Sunday, dozens of Democrats from the Texas Chamber have taken refuge in blue states such as Illinois to refuse the State Chamber a quorum necessary to pass a new Congress card which could put the Republicans to five additional seats. Absent Democrats face a fine of $ 500 for each day, they are absent, but O’Rourke is propelled by PAC people and the Soros supported According to Texas Tribune, the majority of Texas covers a large part of the cost.
Since the Democrats of Texas House fled the Lone Start State, Powered by People has led all donations to support the effort, according to Texas Tribune. O’Rourke’s political outfit would have paid the expenditure of the legislators, including trips, including private flights, hotel rooms, meals and logistical support, said a familiar source with the point of sale. (Related: the liberal media conscientiously ignoring the blatant hypocrisy of Illinois)
Houston, Texas – February 15: The candidate of the Democratic Governor of Texas Beto O’Rourke speaks during the campaign gathering “ Keeping the Lights on ” on February 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images)
O’Rourke has personally called the legislators in recent weeks, urging them to flee the state to block the redistribution efforts of the GOP, Texas Tribune reported.
Meanwhile, the majority of Texas Pac would have coordinated with national democratic groups to wake up the largest donors of the party to finance the continuous absence of the legislators. The CAP is Boqué by Soros and was founded by the alumni of the Governor’s campaign of 2022 of O’Rourke.
The majority of Texas spent more than $ 9 million during the 2024 electoral cycle, with almost two -thirds from Soros, according to Texas Tribune. Despite significant expenses in the state, former vice-president Kamala Harris lost Texas against President Donald Trump by nearly 14 points in 2024, and Senator Ted Cruz defeated Democratic representative Colin Allred by 8.5 points.
Most Democrats in Texas hide in the strongly managed state of Illinois, protected by the billionaire Democratic Governor JB Pritzker. The governor said on Tuesday that he had not yet financially supported the Democrats, but that he was “not reluctant to do so”.
Sunday, republican governor Greg Abbott warned In a letter sent to absent democrats that fundraising to cover the fines associated with their absence could be a violation of Texas House rules and corruption laws. Texas Republican Public Prosecutor Ken Paxton followed a survey on Powered by people on Wednesday to “have potentially exploited an illegal financial influence program to bribe people on the run.”
“All loose democrat who breaks the law by taking a bribes will be held responsible,” said Paxton. “Texas cannot be purchased. I can’t wait to review all the documents and communications obtained throughout this survey.
O’Rourke told Texas Tribune that he “would have the back of these heroic legislators for states as long as it would take to stop the seizure of Trump’s power”.
“Each pennies of spending for this effort is paid for legally,” said a spokesperson for Texas House Democratic Caucus in Texas Tribune, but refused to provide more details.
This is not the first time that people have supported a similar effort, according to Texas Tribune. In 2021, the group would have collected $ 600,000 to help finance the travel of the Democrats du Texas to Washington, DC, as part of an effort to block the integrity measures of the elections supported by the Republican.
Neither propelled by people nor the majority of Texas responded to the request for comments from the Daily Call News Foundation.
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