Each day we spend in the field isn't just a day spent campaigning for my re-election. When we're on our neighbors doorsteps, we're helping build a vision for the future -- a movement capable of fighting for the critical solutions that need to happen in Washington.
That's because activism is at the core of our democratic system. Every day I spend in Washington is a day I dedicate to our progressive causes -- because issues like universal healthcare, environmental protection, corporate PAC donations, and so many more can't be pushed to the side any longer.
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Gregg Popovich dons 'Beto' hat at team practice
Gregg Popovich endorses Beto O'Rourke in Texas senate click here
"You get so tired of all the lies and the divisiveness, and the fearmongering and the race-baiting. It just diminishes all of us," Popovich said. "It makes all of us feel strange, and when I think of Beto, or I listen to what he says, I feel like what I thought an American is supposed to be. He's classy. He's intelligent. He's civil." The coach, who has won five NBA championships with the Spurs, also praised O'Rourke for having visited all 254 Texas throughout his campaign."He's been everywhere because he cares about all the people, and he doesn't deal with PACs (political action committees) and corporations and all that sort of thing, he just does the work," Popovich said. Popovich, a staunch critic of President Trump, also reportedly took aim at O'Rourke's Republican opponent, incumbent Texas Sen. Cruz, during the media session on Saturday night.
"Leaders are courageous," Popovich said, according to the local outlet. "Leaders conduct themselves based on their standards, their principles. They have the courage of their convictions. They don't genuflect. They don't kiss up for their own personal gain. [O'Rourke] is out for the people. He wants everything to be fair. He wants justice. He wants our democratic institutions to be respected, so that we are proud of being Americans. You can't be proud of the culture wars that have been begun, and the whole world looks at us for leadership, and it's not there."
"That's why people like Beto are so important, because he embodies that. He is there for us. He's not there for his own personal gain and position. When people are so desperate as is his opponent, that scares me," Popovich added. "To do what Mr. Cruz has done to try to get elected is very scary. That's about self. That's not about the rest of us. And Beto is the exact opposite of that, and that's why I think he is great."
O'Rourke was thanked Popovich for his endorsement on Twitter, saying: "Thanks, coach. Honored to have your support."
Popovich, who has long been a critic of President Trump, made the rounds on social media earlier this year after he ripped Trump for his absence at the nationwide "March for Our Lives" demonstrations in March."If you just sit for a moment and imagine those bullets going through those bodies, and what those bodies might have looked like afterwards, how can the president of the country talk about all the things he's going to do, and then go have lunch with the [National Rifle Association] and change it?" Popovich said at the time.
He also captured headlines after he called the United States a "global embarrassment" under Trump's leadership following his attacks on black athletes who have boycotted standing for the national anthem.
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Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz got the headlines, but watch for sleeper races Tuesday night
John Moritz, Corpus Christi Caller Times Published Nov. 3, 2018
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