When 85-year-old country music legend Willie Nelson joined 46-year-old Texas Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) on stage Saturday night in Austin, they were greeted by more than 50,000 people, according to O’Rourke’s campaign. Other estimates cite roughly 55,000 in attendance. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday those kind of numbers would make it the largest rally for a single candidate since “at least” the 2016 presidential campaign. Nelson even debuted a new song at the rally, “Vote ‘Em Out,” which he ended with a shout out to the Democratic candidate: “Thank you Beto, all the way buddy!” Watch below:
WSJ: O’Rourke, Nelson Rally Was Biggest For Single Candidate Since At Least ’16
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September 30, 2018 3:46 p.m.
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Bigger even than Donnie’s coronation crowd?
That’s gonna leave a mark…
I hear a blue tsunami roaring in the distance…
Heh, time to count Cruz signs again. I am going to have to make a grid and just start doing this in a coordinated fashion.
Someone needs to buy Willie a new guitar…
Have a feeling he would object.