Beto and the Spanish name-game in the Texas governor’s race

Republican Greg Abbott is trying to appeal to Hispanic voters by claiming Beto O'Rourke is appropriating their culture

Within hours of former congressman Beto O'Rourke announcing his intent to run for governor of Texas against incumbent Greg Abbott, the Republican party apparatus began tweeting about Robert Francis O'Rourke."

It harkened back to the days the GOP referred to Barack Hussein Obama". But instead of suggesting to the American people that Obama might be some kind of foreigner, the recent GOP maneuver has the opposite goal: reminding voters of O'Rourke's all-American, all Anglo pedigree.