O’Rourke tapped Middle Seat, a digital strategy firm founded by Sanders 2016 alumni Hector Sigala and Kenneth Pennington, to run his online fundraising and advertising. They’re going to go where there is fundraising capacity, where they can get the largest retainer,” said the former Sanders Senate staffer. In 2018, as a Senate candidate, O’Rourke said he would sign on to Sanders’ single-payer bill if elected. Beto O'Rourke Senate Campaign In three terms in the House, O’Rourke did not co-sponsor any single-payer health care bills. Now as a presidential candidate, O’Rourke has shifted his stance again to more closely resemble his position as a member of the House.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 12:00 UTC