Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas), who announced his presidential campaign Thursday, cited the dating app Tinder when expressing the need to expand broadband to rural communities.
“In Texas we have a problem with broadband in rural communities. You may have that in Iowa as well, where farmers and ranchers and producers literally cannot get online, where people cannot start businesses in their own town or finish their education after high school because they cannot get online,” O’Rourke said at a campaign event in Keokuk, Iowa.
“They can’t go to Tinder and find a date tonight, to find that special person who’s going to make the difference in their lives. I want to make sure every American has that opportunity.”
Beto on rural broadband: “They can’t go to Tinder and find a date tonight to find that special person who’s going to make the difference in their lives.” pic.twitter.com/NXqStKZPp8
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) March 14, 2019
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