Alexandra Jaffe

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Asked O’Rourke about this piece & he said he hadn’t seen it. I told him he had been quoted in it and he said “Yeah I’m just telling you I haven’t seen the piece. It’s something that I was involved in when I was a teenager in El Paso...a long long time ago” https://t.co/ZElxTLG55k — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke is asked how he’ll defeat Trump & emphasizes offering policy alternatives to GOP, not attacking Trump. “Sec Clinton was in my opinion the most qualified person...but those qualifications, that depiction of Donald Trump as being unqualified was not enough to win.” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

At Fairfield, Iowa meet & greet—a luncheon gathering at a private home—Beto O’Rourke is asked to repeat his earlier comments on mosque shooting by supporter who says he sounded very “presidential.” He gets applause from the crowd https://t.co/oEoyhOktiI — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

“Nada, nunca” Beto O’Rourke told me, about a year ago — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding Beto O’Rourke’s views on healthcare policy—⁦@sarahkliff⁩ breaks it down here—but O’Rourke just said he supports DeLauro & Schakowsky’s Medicare for America bill. https://t.co/Wzc7veS1Ob — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke is asked if he’s a socialist and says “I consider myself a capitalist,” but adds we have an “unfair,… https://t.co/zySqBZe9IK — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto standing on coffee shop counters, part deux https://t.co/MCX7NfO5Ov — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

“Sadly it is not, and not only does it give rise to more hate crimes, it also prevents us from releasing the full power of our democracy.” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke weighs in on NZ mosque shooting, goes after Trump: “We want to make sure that the kindness & decency & respect we show each other...is reflected in our politics in our democracy in our leadership today. Sadly it is not...” — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @sbauerAP: Breaking on @AP Democratic presidential candidate @BetoORourke coming to Madison, Milwaukee on Sunday It marks his second… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @ajjaffe: Beto O'Rourke gave a three-and-a-half-minute, nuanced answer after being asked whether he supports reparations at a house part… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O'Rourke gave a three-and-a-half-minute, nuanced answer after being asked whether he supports reparations at a house party in Muscatine, Iowa tonight--but he didn't say whether or not he supports them. Here's his full answer: https://t.co/9N5zXOErJQ — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke is asked what he would say to someone who thinks he’s a continuation of the white male patriarchy. He says “I’d say that’s your choice to make, and I respect it however you come down on the issue,” but says he has something unique to bring to the race — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke says only “The best and most peaceful path forward is a 2-state solution that recognizes...dignity and human rights” of Israelis & Palestinians & that he has concerns about leadership on both sides. No response to AIPAC or Netanyahu Q. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke is asked how he feels about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, AIPAC’s influence on politics & Netanyahu’s comments on Israel being a Jewish country. He responds to only the first. — PolitiTweet.org

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Beto says “facing those facts is the basis of repair in reparations. I wanna make sure this country has that conversation” & says it has to happen in homes like this — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke is asked if he supports reparations and, after extended monologue on how important it is to acknowledge systemic racism & America’s failures w/r/t civil rights, he doesn’t say he’ll support them — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @kailanikm: Beto O’Rourke shows up at a Muscatine, Iowa house party that’s apparently been put together and planned in the last 48 hours… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto O’Rourke hops on a chair to address a quite literally packed house here in Muscatine https://t.co/MeE7J7QXc0 — PolitiTweet.org

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@Em__Weiss This is my favorite tweet of the day, probably the week. — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

RT @TomBeaumont: .@ap: O'Rourke begins 2020 bid with big crowds, centrist message. ⁦@apwillweissert⁩ ⁦@ajjaffe⁩ paint picture of O’Rourke’s… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

"This is a guy I can relate to on a personal level. He had a punk band, I was in a punk band. I think we have great candidates but sometimes when you have very little policy differences, sometimes it comes down to things that are intangibles," he said. https://t.co/I2r5Q3Nstr — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Just got off the phone with Beto O'Rourke's first Iowa endorser--State Rep. Brian Meyer, an Asst. Minority Leader, who said while he hasn't spoken to Beto but planned to caucus for him & would do whatever he could to help his campaign. #iacaucus — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @eschor: Per @ajjaffe in IA, O’Rourke said today that expanding the size of the Supreme Court is “an idea we should explore.” An idea th… — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

O’Rourke said before this he spoke with a welding teacher in Ft Madison about education reform. He’s told the crowd… https://t.co/qDU0BGi0uM — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Beto o’rourke gets up on a coffee shop counter to address the crowd here in Burlington, IA https://t.co/sIOcUIZW38 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

The crowd for Beto at this small coffee shop in Burlington, Iowa is wall to wall and then some https://t.co/sc75yMBch8 — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Hopped in the car w/Beto last Spring - he drove himself most places during the Texas Senate race, fueled by candy bars & fast food. He is also a speed demon. Even for Texas, he drove *really* fast. (Iowa is notoriously unforgiving of speeding, so that may change here) — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

Spent a few days with Beto on the trail last year to see how he planned to defeat Ted Cruz. Will be interesting to… https://t.co/7cWmkvXYGa — PolitiTweet.org

Alexandra Jaffe @ajjaffe

'@BillBarrowAP has a great look at how Democratic presidential contenders are making overtures to rural America in… https://t.co/9hC5zOmpqR — PolitiTweet.org