Beto O’Rourke 2020 campaign megathread

[indietraveler]

Beto’s my top pick right now, but I’m gonna need to hear about some of his policy positions soon. I really want to be sure he’s not an empty suit, or I’ll have to go back to being undecided/tilt-Warren.

More or less how I feel right now. He's my top pick but definitely would jump to someone else if he doesn't find a way to communicate his positions. I have no second pick at the moment.

[indietraveler]

Beto's making tons of stops in Iowa in his first few days, anyone know his schedule?

For all of the missteps so far "low energy" definitely won't be a criticism.

Reading various local news sources so far it sounds like he's made stops in the following towns since his arrival Thursday (or yesterday?): Burlington, Keokuk, Muscatine, Fairfield, Mt Pleasant, Washington, Cedar Rapids, Mt Vernon, North Liberty (just saw he ran a 5k this morning). I haven't listed any of the places he hasn't made it to yet - I know he's heading further north to Waterloo yet this weekend.

People seem to be initially impressed, but want to hear more from him like the rest of us here.

[indietraveler]

I think I am moving from Biden to Beto. That answer about his comments on his wife Amy was sincere and substantive. Hope to see more of that.

Most voters seem to like Beto a lot when they meet him in person- So he basically needs to meet a bit over 50K Iowa Voters & 50K NH voters between now and the caucus/primary, which he should definitely be able to do considering his campaign for Senate schedule. (I think 50K in each state is about 30% of the Dem vote- a percentage that would likely ensure a win).

This more or less. Won't be surprised if he's the first to make it to all 99 counties here. From a caucus perspective this helps him ensure viability in as many precincts as possible. He seems to be willing to show up just about anywhere so far.

[indietraveler]

I can see him hitting up all of Iowa's 99 counties before summer is over.

Took me a while to find the info, but in Beto's 3 day run through Iowa over the weekend he held 18 events in 13 counties. He's off to a good start.

If he gets the nomination, high stamina Beto will be too much for Trump.