Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke called one campaign rally attendee a “motherf–” Thursday after the individual laughed during a discussion about mass shootings. Experts think this will both hurt and help the democrat, who likely took his language a little too far.
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Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke called one campaign rally attendee a “motherf–” Thursday after the individual laughed during a discussion about mass shootings. Experts think this will both hurt and help the democrat, who likely took his language a little too far.
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Beto O’Rourke turned some heads at a campaign rally Wednesday when he called one audience member a motherf*****.” And while the former U.S. Representative received cheers from the crowd, political experts say he went too far.
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate was speaking to a crowd in North Texas about the mass shooting in Uvalde, where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers, when a member in the audience began to laugh, NPR member station KUT reported.
O’Rourke quickly spun around and pointed at the heckler and said, “It may be funny to you, motherf*****, but it’s not funny to me, OK.”
The crowd immediately began cheering in support of O’Rourke’s snappy interjection.
According Cal Jillson, professor of Political Science at Southern Methodist University, O’Rourke’s kneejerk reaction shows he’s passionate,…