O'Rourke in Longview: Greg Abbott has failed us

The importance of East Texas in the governor’s race was underscored Wednesday when Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Longview for a rally, one coming on the heels of Cecilia Abbott’s event earlier in the day.

Increasing voter turnout was the stated purpose of both visits, with O’Rourke and Abbott each stressing the importance of getting East Texas residents to the polls.

Speaking for about 45 minutes to nearly 200 attendees at The Exchange Locale & Marketplace in downtown Longview, O’Rourke urged the crowd to not only vote, but to ensure the others do, as well.

“I don’t know that there has been a more important election in our lifetime,” the Democratic candidate said, when pointing out the need to elect Democrats up and down the ballot.

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(Longview News-Journal)

A brief video is also available at the link.