The Republican National Committee on Sunday sent out a tweet linking Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke’s Irish heritage to his 1998 drunken-driving arrest, in an attack that Democrats and some Republicans criticized as being based on stereotypes. On this St. Paddy's Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O'Rourke. pic.twitter.com/JRjMEXhZRY — GOP (@GOP) March 17, 2019“On this St. Paddy’s Day, a special message from noted Irishman Robert Francis O’Rourke,” the tweet states. John Kasich (R), called the tweet “vile” and “indicative of the bottom feeding” Republican Party led by President Trump and RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel. ), raises questions about how the Republican Party is approaching its messaging against 2020 contenders more broadly.

Source: Washington Post March 17, 2019 18:45 UTC