Poll: If Beto loses Senate race- does he enter the Pres Primary?

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Beto is clearly the Democrat with the most Buzz & the biggest fundraising ability in the Country right now.  So if he loses the Senate election... does he turn that popularity and financial warchest towards the Presidential race? 

(also- in addition to his fund-raising ability- his net worth is around $10 Million... so its not like he urgently needs to get back to the private sector to make money).  And his prospects for public office in Texas would be limited to waiting for 2 years to run for his old house seat... which is unlikely appealing to him at this point.

Ordinarily such a jump would seem rather crazy- but considering he has far more political experience than Trump did... maybe not so crazy.  And even if he didn't get the nomination (which I actually think he would have a good shot at)- a number 2 finish would set him up as a VP favorite).

Doubt it. A loss in a senate race isn't really a great platform to run on. "Oh, the guy who ran up record contributions and STILL lost...".

Someone begs to differ.

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Nah, he should wait for a dem win in 2020 and get a cabinet appointment.

Cabinet Appointment doesn't seem to get texans very far... ie Castro.

HHS isn’t a big deal relatively speaking and if I recall, mayor of San Antonio is mostly a figurehead position. Joaquin is more of a heavyweight than Julian, I think.

John Delaney is a three term representative. I think Beto would have a shot. He has name recognition that Delaney doesn’t have. Assuming Beto loses in 2018, I think it would be silly for him not to try for 2020.

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What’s the worst that could happen? I’d think losing the Dem Primary would be less political-career ending than losing a second Senate bid (against Cornyn).

Yeah, losing against Cornyn would look bad. The environment might be more favorable, but Cornyn isn’t hated like Lyin’ Ted is.