▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁president ial ▁primary ▁having ▁also ▁supported ▁Jackson ' s ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁president ial ▁campaign . ▁" I ▁like ▁the ▁gu y . ▁He ' s ▁entertain ing , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁some ▁magic ▁in ▁him ," ▁O ' R our ke ▁explained ▁a ▁few ▁years ▁later . ▁" J esse ▁brought ▁more ▁people ▁into ▁the ▁voting ▁bo oth , ▁and ▁I ▁don ' t ▁care ▁who ▁you ▁are ▁-- ▁the ▁more ▁people ▁that ▁vote , ▁the ▁better ▁off ▁this ▁country ▁is ." ▁ ▁After ▁O ' R our ke ▁switched ▁his ▁party ▁affili ation ▁from ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁Republican ▁cit ing ▁his ▁belief ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁had ▁lost ▁touch ▁with ▁financial ▁responsibility , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁for ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁run off ▁by ▁Ch ip ▁Tab ers ki ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁county ▁tax ▁ass essor - collect or ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁in ▁he ▁was ▁Republican ▁candidate ▁for ▁county ▁judge , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁both ▁races . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁O ' R our ke , ▁a ▁long time ▁cy cling ▁enthus iast , ▁died ▁while ▁r iding ▁his ▁b icy cle ▁along ▁the ▁shoulder ▁of ▁P ete ▁D omen ici ▁Highway ▁just ▁outside ▁the ▁city ▁limits ▁of ▁El ▁Pas