The Democratic nominee for Texas governor has swung back to a pro-gun message as he struggles to gain ground. Beto O’Rourke’s campaign released a new social media ad on Sunday featuring a gun owner endorsing him.
The ad features an attendee at one of his recent rallies praising his approach to gun policy. The supporter said she’d been told that O’Rourke is for taking people’s guns.
“Coming from a conservative town and a very conservative family, I still have people in my ear that fear-mongering that he was coming for our guns,” the supporter identified as Victoria said in the video. “And I very much bought into it.”