Democratic hopeful Beto O’Rourke raises a lackluster $3.7 million in second quarter

Tuesday 16
9:10
2019
Beto O'Rourke, Texas congressman and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, speaks during the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Presidential Town Hall in Milwaukee this month. (Sara Stathas/Bloomberg News) Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign raised $3.7 million in the second quarter of this year — far less than the roughly $6 million that his campaign said it collected on the first day of his candidacy. When O’Rourke got into the race four months ago at the urging of fans, he was expected to be a magnet for political donations, having raised $80 million for his unsuccessful Senate race ...