Willie Nelson to headline rally for Beto O'Rourke

[DonViejo]

BY MICHAEL BURKE - 09/12/18 07:41 PM EDT

Country singer Willie Nelson will headline a rally for Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke (Texas) later this month as O’Rourke campaigns to unseat Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) in the midterms.

“If we're going to win and elect Beto to the Senate, we need Texans to vote for him! And what’s more Texan than Willie Nelson? (Nothing!),” O’Rourke’s campaign wrote on an event page for the rally.

The rally is scheduled for Sept. 29 in Austin, Texas.

Nelson’s appearance at the rally will mark his first-ever public performance on behalf of a political candidate, Rolling Stone reported. The magazine noted that Nelson pulled O'Rourke onstage at a concert near Austin this summer for renditions of “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”

Nelson is originally from Abbott, Texas, a town in the central part of the state.

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[SaveOurDemocracy]

1. Yay Willie!!

[Funtatlaguy]

2. I hope it's not only Beto people that go. Need some undecideds there.

[spanone]

3. K&R...

[saidsimplesimon]

4. Beto, you are a lucky man.

Thank you Mr. Nelson and family

[Gothmog]

5. that would be a fun event to attend

[Grassy Knoll]

6. Momma, Don't Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Be Babies

[Lisa0825]

7. I will be there! :-)

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. Me too for sure.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

11. Just booked room and invite off Beto site. Woohoo

[Lisa0825]

15. Maybe we can have a DUer meetup! nt

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. Ya ! Did u get Tix on Beto site? See now it's outdoors

No limit on people ?

[Lisa0825]

18. Yes, I did the RSVP/donation his site.

Probably need to be pretty early to get a decent spot.

[Dem_4_Life]

20. I will be there too and bringing my mom and her friend who is in town from Livingston

Planning to get there really early. When I RSVP'd last night there was already over 7300 people that RSVP'd LOL

[Honeycombe8]

9. All right! I can't think of anything more exciting for a Texas politician.

Nothing more exciting for a Texas politician than to get an appearance by Willie!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

12. Yes! And no one filing cease and desist on playing

Their song at rally

[Horse with no Name]

10. Willie owes us a solid after the Kinky Friedman debacle

That cost us the Governor.
I’ll take Beto. Thanks Willie.

[blogslut]

16. Chris Bell. I still hurt from that one.

Kinky can fuck right off.

[lpbk2713]

13. Still kicking ass at age 85.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

14. Did anything say how many could come ? I am #8,507

With an invite off Beto site

[Lisa0825]

19. Oh, I didn't see a # when I RSVPd at 9pm.

They are up to 11862 attendees now!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

21. Top that for cool Rafael

I mean Ted

[Gothmog]

22. Yeah for Willie

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