Democratic mega donor George Soros and an Austin-area couple each gave $1 million to Beto O’Rourke’s campaign to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.
has given away $18 billion on six continents to improve criminal justice, education and public health and promote independent news media.
“It’s no surprise Beto O’Rourke received a $1 million campaign contribution from billionaire George Soros, liberal Democrats’ favorite check writer, given they both support defunding our police, open borders and radical energy policies,” Abbott campaign spokesman Mark Miner said in a written statement.
Abbott’s campaign immediately launched an 18-second digital ad, replete with ominous music. It refers to “liberal billionaire George Soros” and ends with a video clip of actor Mike Myers, playing Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movie series, saying, “One million dollars!”O’Rourke’s campaign responded that the top occupation of his donors was teachers.In the same period, the average contribution of Abbott’s nearly 113,000 donors was $220.
“Abbott is running a pay-to-play scheme in which nearly two-thirds of the individuals who contributed more than $250,000 to his campaign were his own political appointees,” O’Rourke spokesman Chris Evans said in a statement. Of Abbott’s $25 million haul, $21.3 million or nearly 86% came from within Texas. Of O’Rourke’s $27.6 million, 52.5% was from in-state residents or entities.. Allie has covered Texas politics since 2017 and written about everything from tax policy to child protection. She previously worked for the San Antonio Express-News and in New Hampshire, as the statehouse reporter for the Concord Monitor.
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