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American Democrat Beto O'Rourke, in September 2016 in Plano, Texas. Laura Buckman / Laura Buckman / AFP / AFP

The Democratic Party of the United States has one more candidate for the 2020 presidential election. Beto O'Rourke, one of the rising stars of the national political scene, has officially announced that he is embarking on the race for the nomination of his party , this Thursday, March 14, 2019 in a video message. He made a name for himself by his positive and unifying speech. A recipe he intends to use to conquer the White House.

" It will be a positive campaign. A campaign that aims to reveal the best of each of us, which aims to unite a very divided country. We have seen the strength of this approach in Texas. With these words, former MP Beto O'Rourke, 46, announced his candidacy for the Democratic primary .

I am running to serve you as the next president. The challenges we face are the greatest in living memory. No one can meet them on their own. Only this country can do that, and only if we build a movement that includes all of us. Say you're in: https://t.co/EKLdkVET2u pic.twitter.com/lainXyvG2n

Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) 14 of marzo of 2019

Elected to the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, he made a splash in the mid-term elections of 2018. With a resolutely progressive agenda, the former punk rocker went to challenge outgoing Republican Senator Ted Cruz in "the Conservative stronghold of the United States, Texas. He had lost while marking the spirits.

Charisma and its determination

Rolled shirt sleeves, standing on a simple stepladder, talking by megaphone to a crowd of excited fans gathered in a simple supermarket parking lot in full sun. This is one of the images that Americans still have in mind when they think of him. Last year, the general public had discovered its charisma and determination.

In the current American political climate, his positive and unifying discourse had resonated beyond the borders of Texas. Some Democratic voters already see him as a new Kennedy. And although he is currently in polls only fifth place of contenders Democratic presidential Beto O'Rourke has something to worry Republicans.

We can begin by repairing our democracy, ensuring that our government works for everyone, not just businesses. We can invest in the dignity of those who work and those who seek to work. We can guarantee that every American can see a doctor. And we can all recognize that if immigration is a problem, it is the best problem this country can have. We must ensure that there are legal ways to work in our country, to join his family and to flee the persecution. We can listen to and raise up rural America. We can work on a real judicial reform and confront the harsh reality of servitude, segregation and repression in the United States of America. We can restore our global leadership and put an end to these wars that last for decades. But this is probably the most important, because our very existence depends on it: We can unleash the ingenuity and creativity of millions of Americans who want to make sure we take the challenge of climate change seriously before it happens. be too late

"We can", Beto O'Rourke's anaphor to announce his candidacy for the presidency 14/03/2019 - by RFI Play

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