KEY POINTS Despite O’Rourke’s status as the darling of grassroots liberal activists and college kids, his positions look a lot like Barack Obama’s, which would put him to the right of much of the Democratic 2020 field. Plenty of prominent voices on the left regard O’Rourke’s moderate voting record and his reluctance to vilify Wall…
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‘Sustained and ongoing’ disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates
A coordinated barrage of social media attacks suggests the involvement of foreign state actors. By NATASHA KORECKI A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already underway on social media, with signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity. The main targets appear to be Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren…
Beto O’Rourke Was Once Adrift in New York City. Now He’s Searching Again.
All at once, New York City seemed to be conspiring against Beto O’Rourke. His girlfriend was moving to France. His punk bandmates had scattered. Twenty-three and searching — with an Ivy League degree that could not pay rent — Mr. O’Rourke subsisted as a live-in nanny on the Upper West Side, with a futon in…
