Rep. Elect Escobar on Beto 2020: ‘We Are Really at a Moral Rock Bottom’ with Trump

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ESCOBAR: “We just had dinner the other night while I was in D.C. for orientation. And you know, we owe such a debt of gratitude to Beto, those of us in Texas. He showed us what an inspiring positive campaign looks like on such a grand scale. He fired up people who had felt locked out of the system, locked out of the process for a long time. And I -- I’m very very proud of him; El Paso is very proud of him. When we talked, I asked him what his plans were. His immediate plans were to spend time with his family over Thanksgiving week, desperately needed, well-deserved time with his family. I think he should run, I really do. I think he is the kind of leader and incredible public servant that our country has been longing for. Many people have compared him to politicians during the civil rights era like JFK. And there’s a reason for that. And that’s because he speaks to the humanity and compassion that can be in government and that should be in government. And he does it in a beautiful, genuine way that -- that really touches people. And I think that’s what our country needs right now. We are really at a moral rock bottom with the president that we have currently in the White House. It’s -- i's time to uplift this country and unite this country. And I can think of no one better than our current Congressman Beto O’Rourke."