The challenges we face at this moment

Emails are our best tool to keep in touch with supporters, but if you would like to receive fewer emails from us, please [click here](. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, please [unsubscribe](. [A Message from Beto O'Rourke]( Dear {NAME}, I don't know that there's a more important moment, in a more important place than what's happening in Texas today. [Please split a contribution between Ron Be Gone and my campaign right now. It’ll help make sure that we have the resources to reach the voters who are going to decide the outcome of the most important governor’s race in America.]( It was 19 months ago when the power grid — which Greg Abbott had been warned about — absolutely failed us. The lights went out, the heat stopped running, and the water stopped flowing because it was frozen in the pipes for millions of Texans. More than 700 people died — of hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning in their garages, and burning up in their homes as they set fire to their furniture trying to keep their kids warm. During this crisis, Abbott pegged the price of electricity at its highest allowable rate for days and gas soon started trading at 200 times what it had sold for before. Abbott's biggest campaign contributors ended up making billions of dollars over the course of those five days. The kicker is that after all that happened, the grid is still not fixed, and we are all paying higher electricity and utility bills as a result. This governor failed the most basic job of government, to keep the lights on in the energy capital of the world. Add to that that we now lead the nation in the number of school shootings, and that gun violence is now the leading cause of death for kids and teenagers in the state of Texas. This week marks 22 weeks since 19 kids and their two amazing teachers were killed in their classrooms by an 18-year-old who could legally buy not one but two AR-15s and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Five of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history have happened in the last five years, and the only thing that Abbott has done is make it easier for people who shouldn't have a weapon to buy a gun and carry them openly on our streets. What may be most galvanizing for millions in this state is the extreme abortion ban that Abbott signed into law that just went into effect in August. It begins at conception with no exception for rape or incest. This is happening in a state that leads the country in this crisis of maternal mortality that is three times as deadly for Black women. We absolutely know this is going to cause more suffering and death in the state of Texas. The challenges we face today are the greatest in living memory. But the way that Texans are responding is incredibly inspiring and fills me with optimism and a lot of confidence that we're going to win this fight on November 8th. People are not accepting this, they're not submitting to it, and they're not succumbing to the temptation to despair. They're taking action and they're showing up. [Will you join our growing effort to win this election, overcome these challenges, and get Texas on the right track by splitting a $10 donation today between Ron Be Gone and my campaign? I need you with us.]( If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your split donation to Ron Be Gone and Beto O'Rourke will go through immediately: [CONTRIBUTE $3 »]( [CONTRIBUTE $7 »]( [Or a custom donation »]( Thank you, Beto Paid for by Ron Be Gone, Inc. ([www.ronbegone.com](#)) Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. [P.O. Box 30295, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33303](#) MAGA Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is the worst Governor in America and an utter nightmare for Floridians. He is relentless in his praise for Donald Trump, he completely botched Florida's pandemic response and put lives at risk, and he gave scarce COVID vaccines to his major campaign donors instead of the most vulnerable Floridians. He MUST be defeated in the next election. We know for sure that Donald Trump is going to go ALL OUT to help DeSantis win, so we need to start fighting back today by building a massive coalition of good Democratic supporters. Please, consider making a [one-time contribution to beat Ron DeSantis by clicking here](. Or, to make the most powerful lasting impact and ensure that we can implement our entire strategy to crush Ron DeSantis, make a [monthly sustaining contribution by clicking here](. [Click here]( to request fewer emails. Click here to [unsubscribe](. [{NAME}: Pitch In Once A Month To Beat Ron DeSantis »]( [Donate Just One Time »](