Beto O’Rourke 2020 campaign megathread

[here2view]

I'm going to support either him or Biden.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I can already see the Trump nickname: Barrio Beto.

[Pouring Rain and Blairing Music]

I can already see the Trump nickname: Barrio Beto.

He just calls him Robert

[JA]

What a joke. He's been a tool for Wall Street interests during his Congressional tenure, has voted with Trump more than most other Democrats, and failed to win the Senate election against Cruz. Yet, he thinks he should be the Democratic nominee and the President? Yeah, ok...

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I can already see the Trump nickname: Barrio Beto.

He just calls him Robert

Ah I did not know that, thanks.

[RI]

Should be Beta Bob

[OneJ]

I know I’m already supporting Warren for the time being although I could be swayed to support others, but this is a hard pass for me. Next.

[OSR stands with Israel]

What a joke. He's been a tool for Wall Street interests during his Congressional tenure, has voted with Trump more than most other Democrats, and failed to win the Senate election against Cruz. Yet, he thinks he should be the Democratic nominee and the President? Yeah, ok...

Beto doesn’t take corporate pac money , and secondly he did far far better against Cruz than some Justice Democrat would have or than any Democrat in general

[riceowl]

Sweaty Betty!

[libertpaulian]

YAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Grassroots]

Anything for the logo yet?

[Karpatsky]

What a joke. Hopefully he'll burn out fast.

[Holmes]

One of the few worth supporting in the field, along with Mayor Pete and Warren.

[Crumpets]

Running for VP.

[Rookie Yinzer]

YAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

One of the few worth supporting in the field, along with Mayor Pete and Warren.

[libertpaulian]

Beto O'Rourke/Tammy Duckworth would be killer.

[History505]

Anything for the logo yet?

Not yet, it should be out tomorrow morning.

[Sestak]

So, so far, our Beto supporters in this thread:

Blue avatars
Yellow avatars
Biden lovers
RFKFan

Sounds about right.

[Xing]

I must be the only person who doesn't feel especially strongly about Beto one way or the other.

[SCNCmod]

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.

Say what you may about Beto... But the single biggest farce is the notion that Beto is a media creation.  Its almost the exact opposite IMO.  Beto generated buzz for his out of nowhere rise to make the Texas Senate race so competitive... and with Rally's that were bigger than some of the biggest presidential rallies.

The Media was very late to the game in covering this.  And the media has been very reserved about Beto's Presidential Prospects.  In fact I think the media has been overly critical on overly tepid regarding Beto's potential Presidential run (compared to almost all of the other candidates).

Kamala is much more of the Media darling thus far. 

[Sestak]

Yeah I feel like Harris is more media created than Beto.


Also Rubio was probably more of a media creation than Beto as well.

[heatcharger]

Say what you may about Beto... But the single biggest farce is the notion that Beto is a media creation.

Kamala is much more of the Media darling thus far.  

Concur. This piece of slander is pushed by Serious Republicans and other detractors, but the fact is Beto's fame is mostly organic.

He rose to prominence in Democratic grassroots circles nationally when he decided to challenge Ted Cruz. But it was clear he was something special when this bold defense of free speech went viral:

https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1032017750829531142

421K likes and 20 million views isn't nothing folks. He's had other videos get millions of views as well. Lots of ordinary, politically-unconnected people found his eloquence captivating. The media caught onto this, but only as reaction to what was happening with these Twitter and Facebook videos.

Beto's for real. It remains to be seen whether he can draw big crowds and energize people outside of Texas, so I don't know if he will win the Democratic primary. But his utter lack of cynicism is, well, Obama-esque.

[HAnnA MArin County]

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.

Say what you may about Beto... But the single biggest farce is the notion that Beto is a media creation.  Its almost the exact opposite IMO.  Beto generated buzz for his out of nowhere rise to make the Texas Senate race so competitive... and with Rally's that were bigger than some of the biggest presidential rallies.

The Media was very late to the game in covering this.  And the media has been very reserved about Beto's Presidential Prospects.  In fact I think the media has been overly critical on overly tepid regarding Beto's potential Presidential run (compared to almost all of the other candidates).

Kamala is much more of the Media darling thus far. 

PREACH! MSNBC isn't even trying to hide the fact that they're in the tank for her. Deja vu from the 2008 primaries... *sigh*

Seeing the fear that Beto evokes in both the Trumptards and the BernieBros on here signals to me that he's clearly doing something right to trigger so many deplorables on both ends of the political spectrum.

#FeelTheBeto

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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.

Say what you may about Beto... But the single biggest farce is the notion that Beto is a media creation.  Its almost the exact opposite IMO.  Beto generated buzz for his out of nowhere rise to make the Texas Senate race so competitive... and with Rally's that were bigger than some of the biggest presidential rallies.

The Media was very late to the game in covering this.  And the media has been very reserved about Beto's Presidential Prospects.  In fact I think the media has been overly critical on overly tepid regarding Beto's potential Presidential run (compared to almost all of the other candidates).

Kamala is much more of the Media darling thus far. 

PREACH! MSNBC isn't even trying to hide the fact that they're in the tank for her. Deja vu from the 2008 primaries... *sigh*

Seeing the fear that Beto evokes in both the Trumptards and the BernieBros on here signals to me that he's clearly doing something right to trigger so many deplorables on both ends of the political spectrum.

#FeelTheBeto

I'm not worried about Beto.

A sample of n=310 respondents said they supported Clinton 61-Sanders 34.

W/ Biden:
Biden - 35% of Clinton supporters and 15% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Sanders - 14% of Clinton supporters and 46% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Harris - 12% of Clinton supporters and 8% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Warren - 8% of Clinton supporters and 6% of Sanders '16 supporters.
O'Rourke - 8% of Clinton supporters and 2% of Sanders '16 supporters.

W/O Biden:
Sanders - 22% of Clinton supporters and 52% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Harris - 17% of Clinton supporters and 11% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Warren - 11% of Clinton supporters and 7% of Sanders '16 supporters.
O'Rourke - 9% of Clinton supporters and 3% of Sanders '16 supporters.

Also, O'Rourke does better with older voters (50+) rather than younger voters (18-49). With Biden, it's 8% and 4% respectively and without Biden, it's 11% and 5% respectively. Beto doesn't seem to be as much of a threat to Sanders that I thought he would be, at least not right now. And Harris does better with younger voters than older voters in this poll while past polls show the opposite.

[HAnnA MArin County]

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.

Say what you may about Beto... But the single biggest farce is the notion that Beto is a media creation.  Its almost the exact opposite IMO.  Beto generated buzz for his out of nowhere rise to make the Texas Senate race so competitive... and with Rally's that were bigger than some of the biggest presidential rallies.

The Media was very late to the game in covering this.  And the media has been very reserved about Beto's Presidential Prospects.  In fact I think the media has been overly critical on overly tepid regarding Beto's potential Presidential run (compared to almost all of the other candidates).

Kamala is much more of the Media darling thus far. 

PREACH! MSNBC isn't even trying to hide the fact that they're in the tank for her. Deja vu from the 2008 primaries... *sigh*

Seeing the fear that Beto evokes in both the Trumptards and the BernieBros on here signals to me that he's clearly doing something right to trigger so many deplorables on both ends of the political spectrum.

#FeelTheBeto

I'm not worried about Beto.

A sample of n=310 respondents said they supported Clinton 61-Sanders 34.

W/ Biden:
Biden - 35% of Clinton supporters and 15% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Sanders - 14% of Clinton supporters and 46% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Harris - 12% of Clinton supporters and 8% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Warren - 8% of Clinton supporters and 6% of Sanders '16 supporters.
O'Rourke - 8% of Clinton supporters and 2% of Sanders '16 supporters.

W/O Biden:
Sanders - 22% of Clinton supporters and 52% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Harris - 17% of Clinton supporters and 11% of Sanders '16 supporters.
Warren - 11% of Clinton supporters and 7% of Sanders '16 supporters.
O'Rourke - 9% of Clinton supporters and 3% of Sanders '16 supporters.

Also, O'Rourke does better with older voters (50+) rather than younger voters (18-49). With Biden, it's 8% and 4% respectively and without Biden, it's 11% and 5% respectively. Beto doesn't seem to be as much of a threat to Sanders that I thought he would be, at least not right now. And Harris does better with younger voters than older voters in this poll while past polls show the opposite.

Hi jfern! Hope all is well with you!