Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, continued his swing through Texas on Tuesday accompanied by former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke, who teamed up with the second gentleman to raise at least $1 million at an Austin fundraiser before grabbing a late lunch at Texas’ most beloved fast-food chain, Whataburger.
It was a callback of sorts to the 2020 presidential campaign, when O’Rourke endorsed his one-time rival, Joe Biden, at a Dallas rally and promised to treat him to a “world-class meal” later that night — Whataburger, it turned out.
More than four years later, at a Whataburger joint south of downtown Austin, O’Rourke — after ordering a double meat burger with jalapeños and no tomatoes — told reporters he was optimistic about the energy sparked by Harris’ ascent to the top of the ticket, especially among young voters…