Did O'Rourke use the nickname "Beto" for political reasons? If so, how much did it help him in 18'?

[Woody]

Since O'Rourke is actually Irish, I think he must have realized that it would be hard for him running for office in El Paso. Is that why he decided to use that name, instead of using calling himself Bob or just plain old Robert? And did it help him any with the Tejano vote in 18'?

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

Of Course, Beto sounds Spanish and he wanted to used it instead of his Irish name, but the right wing media took him down for Prez after he laid out his campaign on Oprah and his stuttering isn't helpful either

[S019]

Ossoff and Warnock won last I checked

[Arson Plus]

Since O'Rourke is actually Irish, I think he must have realized that it would be hard for him running for office in El Paso. Is that why he decided to use that name, instead of using calling himself Bob or just plain old Robert? And did it help him any with the Tejano vote in 18'?

Unless if Beto's family somehow knew that he would be running for office when Beto was an infant, he didn't do that.

[SnowLabrador]

Ossoff and Warnock won last I checked

[Real Texan Politics]

Ossoff and Warnock won last I checked

So there’s Radical Liberal Raphael Warnock, but what nickname did Ossoff have?

[Xing]

Probably counterbalanced by Cruz using the name "Ted."

[MRS DONNA SHALALA]

Ossoff and Warnock won last I checked

So there’s Radical Liberal Raphael Warnock, but what nickname did Ossoff have?

The right called him "Pajama Boy" for a while: https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2017/04/19/congratulations-to-pajama-boy-on-his-victory-for-the-ages/

[Mr. Matt]

Since O'Rourke is actually Irish, I think he must have realized that it would be hard for him running for office in El Paso. Is that why he decided to use that name, instead of using calling himself Bob or just plain old Robert? And did it help him any with the Tejano vote in 18'?

Unless if Beto's family somehow knew that he would be running for office when Beto was an infant, he didn't do that.

That's how Kenyan-born Barack Obama got that birth announcement placed in the Hawaii newspapers in 1961