Beto O’Rourke 2020 campaign megathread

[Matty]

Beto O’rourke is the single most blatant example of a media-created candidate I have ever seen in my time following politics.

What the heck is his claim to fame?

In a matter of like a year he went from an unrecognized nobody in the house to a major national figure despite a failed senate bid.

[Matty]

Beto got a big bounce in newest MC poll

[Matty]

Beto town hall ratings were catastrophically low

https://mobile.twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1131297206370263040

[Matty]

People always cite "polls" , but actual ballot initiatives show even background checks barely win or lose.

In 2016, a maine ballot initiative for universal background checks lost by 3 points.

In nevada, a similar initiative won with only 50.57% of the vote.

If you don't think the optics of the government forcing 6 milion households to turn in their AR-15s would be damaging, then I don' know what to tell you.

ALso, dems have a house majority RIGHT NOW and can't get the votes for an assault weapons ban. What does that say?

[Matty]

In the hopes of inducing a brokered convention somehow?

Even if he falls to like 1% in all polls, i see him staying in until after Iowa and NH primaries