Beto O’Rourke 2020 campaign megathread

[Rookie Yinzer]

It was a predominately white crowd at a predominately white university. Try harder.

Here he is like an hour later at an HBCU... lol

https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1109197161311412225

So he tweeted a 4 photos of himself with African American students? If you want to refute the idea that Beto has significant minority support, the answer isnt to take a photo posted by the candidate in question.

You’re reaching deeper than this conversation was. Bernie was made fun of for having predominately white audiences in traditional black spaces such as a black church in a majority black town in South Carolina. Beto having a predominately white  crowd at a predominately white university is not comparable. Beto did however have a black audience in a black space UNLIKE Bernie. It is what it is.

You completely missed what I was saying. Using a tweet from the subject in question is just poor evidence, period. Candidates specifically take photos and make appearances, use specific wordings, etc. to drive a narrative. This is just poor evidence, nothing more, nothing less.

K. The photos of the crowd were staged. There were only white people there.

https://twitter.com/emilyelarsen/status/1109175266050560000

Before a mostly black crowd of about 200 at South Carolina State, his voice hoarse after a multitude of events across several states in recent days, O’Rourke framed many of his answers to town hall-style questions around his desire to equalize what he sees as race-based unfairness in access to health care and business capital, as well as in the criminal justice system.

https://www.apnews.com/0480ea26e0c74adbad7b88485ea6909f

Like I said in the post asking if Beto was going to be nitpicked for having white audiences I said Bernie was mocked for having an 80 percent white audience in a black church in a black town. The situations were not comparable. Nitpicking every part of my post doesn't change that.

[Rookie Yinzer]

It was still a $48 average contribution. Plenty of people donated money and then bought merch. Not that serious.

[Rookie Yinzer]

The whole adulation for Stacey is weird, I don't see the same thing being done for Gillum.

Stacey Abrams transformed Georgia's electorate and made huge inroads in the Atlanta suburbs.

Gillum blew a cake walk race in a toss-up state.

Georgia's demographic shifts are also more favorable in the long term for Democrats. It will be consistently voting to the left of Florida by the end of the next decade.

[Rookie Yinzer]

but he's actually told people what it is he's running for

This. I've really been pushing back on the narrative that Abrams is not getting attention Beto is. If she announced for Senate or President tomorrow she would get a sh-t ton of press and donations. Maybe not as much as Beto but he got notoriety for running in a federal race against a nationally known polarizing politician. I love my state but nobody cares who the Governor of Georgia is, and no one knew who the hell Brian Kemp was. I'm all for calling out racial and gender biases, but the Beto/Abrams/Gillum saga is not it.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Why have almost all of the primary candidates (other than Beto), contacted or had a meeting with Stacey Abrams?  And if all of the others have, wonder why Beto hasn't followed suit?

Per CNN- apparently most of the Senators have met with Abrams (probably around the same time when she was in Washington recently)... and Hickenlooper, Buttigieg, and maybe someone else have contacted her via a phone call?

Not that I really understand the need for Beto to call Abrams at this point considering he's in the middle of rolling out his campaign.  But I do think (especially given his likeability and seemingly ability to sort of win people over) Beto could benefit a good amount... from contacting a lot of the Dem Personalities , Politicians, etc ... as well as a many of the national media personalities/ players, etc.  This would help cut off much of the nonsense about Beto not yet having a 500 page policy dissertation written out yet.  It would be a lot harder to make these meaningless digs at Beto (or any candidate) after getting to know him via an in person meeting or an on-set interview, etc.  

Pete is really utilizing the valuable publicity that comes from becoming sort of a regular on the various cable news shows.  Hopefully, after Beto's kickoff rallies, he will also become a frequent guest on Cable News shows as well (this would put him in control of the Beto narrative on these show- in addition to gaining supporters from people watching).

Beto is currently scheduled to meet with Stacey during his first campaign stop in Georgia.

Link?

[Rookie Yinzer]

Beto once again not giving any substance in his speech at this kickoff rally

He’s talked about policies at every event he’s had since announcing. Y’all are hearing only what you want to hear.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Beto once again not giving any substance in his speech at this kickoff rally

1.) It's a kickoff rally...not the time for a policy wonk speech.
2.) He's talking about UHC and abortion rights so again idk what you're talking about
3.) Now talking about living wage and unions. How is this different from Bernie's stump speech about millionaires and billionaires?

And like Bernie, Beto probably won't be able to get most of these things.

Yeah he talks about those issues but in the course of his campaign that's all he does is just talks doesn't get a specific policy proposals as to how he's going to fix the healthcare system or how he's going to push for Criminal Justice Reform Etc I don't understand how you Beto supporters can defend his lack of policy specifics when it comes to these issues

Medicare for America is a policy proposal.

His five point plan for ending for profit private prisons is a policy proposal.

His ten point plan for immigration is a policy proposal.

The candidate on your signature doesn’t even have a policy section on his website.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Facebook event RSVPs:

El Paso - 1.8K going + 4.5K interested = 6.3K

Per his communications director:

https://twitter.com/ChrisEvans_TX/status/1112051444906110981

[Rookie Yinzer]

Houston - 2K going + 7.4K interested = 9.4K

https://twitter.com/robsfriedlander/status/1112124203287887872

[Rookie Yinzer]

Austin - 2.9K going + 11K interested = 13.9K

https://twitter.com/robsfriedlander/status/1112204748126511104

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/1113497556414287874

The Bernie Bros told me oil and gas bundlers were keeping Beto's campaign afloat.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/wpjenna/status/1113497556414287874

The Bernie Bros told me oil and gas bundlers were keeping Beto's campaign afloat.

*conveniently forgets to mention Sanders' average donation was $23 less*

*conveniently forgets to mention Sanders’ supporters are doing $1 donations multiple times*

You’re reaching. $43 is the donation size of wealthy elitists trying to force their puppet through? K.

[Rookie Yinzer]

That makes 3 Democrats who have called out Netanyahu(the 3 being Beto, Sanders, and Buttigieg, BTW). Good for them.

Going to alienate the Jewish vote that way.

LOL what American Jews who aren't already voting Republican actually care about Netanyahu?

I've met more than my share of Liberal (Trump hating Jews) who also support Bibi. Not saying they'd vote Trump - because they won't - but they also might sit home if a candidate who has attacked Bibi and seems to be "anti-Israel" is the nominee.

Well they can sit home then.

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/jimmorrill/status/1116080256362921985

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/patrickmwilson/status/1116438328239435776

A member of O'Rourke's campaign says the declared candidate will host meet and greets, town halls and other events in Norfolk, Hampton, Williamsburg, Henrico, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Alexandria, as well as Prince William and Fairfax counties.

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/presidential-candidate-beto-o-rourke-to-campaign-in-hampton-roads-next-week/1918962146

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/BetoORourke/status/1117081038994513920

[Rookie Yinzer]

The purist haters will still say this wasn’t enough:

https://twitter.com/DJJudd/status/1117082915748438016

[Rookie Yinzer]

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1117923530430087168

[Rookie Yinzer]

He raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours. Stop moving goal posts to prop your Messiah up.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Why is Beto not taking part in any of the CNN Town Halls?  

No offense but I think you are acting way too frantic about something that doesn't matter. Nobody is paying attention to 2020 like that. He will be on television when the debates happen and I'm sure he will ramp up television appearances in the fall. He is doing five to six events A DAY to huge crowds and had folks knocking on doors for him last weekend in all 50 states. Relax.

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1118661439407960069

Sanders did outraise Beto on the first day.

Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1 million during the first 24 hours of his campaign. Next subject.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1 million during the first 24 hours of his campaign. Next subject.

That still isnt correct. He raised $5.8 million during the first 24 hours of his campaign and then transferred $300k from his previous general election campaign that he was unable to use due to regulations.

There were donors that gave the maximum amount allowed for the primary and the maximum amount allowed for the general. $300,000 of the money he raised on Day 1 can't be spent unless he wins the nomination. Beto raised $6.1 million in his first 24 hours.

ETA: re: national news appearences, here is a longer quote:

https://twitter.com/HowardMortman/status/1118637277817835521

[Rookie Yinzer]

FACTS!

https://twitter.com/T_FisherKing/status/1119011905702592512

Focus group tested Beto is NOT!

[Rookie Yinzer]

It would be fitting for the woke intersectionality crowd to settle on a WASP candidate who projects what they've judged as the right kind of white guilt over more accomplished competitors whose victories would actually matter in terms of representation.

You have a gay mayor, a Jewish Senator, several female Senators, two black Senators, an Asian entrepreneur, a Hispanic Cabinet Secretary, and others. Even Joe Biden of all people at least has a claim to working class roots.

Telling an audience that slavery is directly connected to mass incarceration of black people for profit and it must be dismantled in its current form is white guilt? K. Just sounds like the truth to me.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Sure, of course it was a personal donation from someone who just happens to work as a lobbyist for the fossil fuels industry. You're not getting any red flags from that at all?

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1119307423905226758

Looks like you have to find something else to be faux outraged about.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Beto is done, he didn't do any Town Halls, he just did campaigning. He needed more exposure than that.

There are still the debates, and he will definitely be in them. Though I agree that he should still do some media outreach like town halls in addition to his usual tactic of talking directly to voters.

The problem here is that town halls allow candidates to be questioned on their policy positions by voters. It might give off the impression that he doesn't want to be questioned who that he's not confident enough to be questioned.

Not saying it would, but he needs to finesse this point really carefully.

Huh? He has been doing town halls and taking questions for weeks. And posting them on his social media. This thing about being on CNN is just tremendously overblown. He will go on there when he’s good and ready.