Beto O'Rourke entered the presidential race Thursday with dire warnings about the political moment America faces and a sweeping call to action -- to combat climate change, income inequality, a lack of affordable health care and more.
But he only started to answer the biggest question of all: How, exactly, would he address any of those challenges?RELATED: Beto O'Rourke announces he's running for president in 2020The former Texas congressman, who emerged as a Democratic superstar during his failed bid to unseat Republican Sen. Ted Cruz last year, kicked off his presidential campaign Thursday with a video that didn't detail any policy specifics or offers glimpses of his overarching ideology.
The comment came after O'Rourke, in an interview with Radio Iowa, carefully avoided endorsing"Medicare-for-all" proposals that would replace the private insurance market with government-funded coverage. Beto O'Rourke enters the 2020 race as the wildcard candidate"I'm convinced we'll have to work from as much common ground as possible," he said."No one person -- perhaps no one party -- can force the decision on this.
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