Posted on 11/09/2018 6:08:49 AM PST by C19fan
Rep. Beto O'Rourke's closer-than-expected loss Tuesday has fueled optimism among his friends and allies -- as well as Democratic admirers across the country -- that he will run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
O'Rourke smashed online fundraising records on the way to coming within 3 percentage points of unseating Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. He ended the campaign with the tools, including a massive email list and a national progressive following, to remain a force in Democratic politics. But he hasn't signaled, even privately, what his next move will be. O'Rourke huddled with senior campaign aides Wednesday in El Paso, but offered them no indication of future political plans -- saying he first planned to spend time at home with his family after nearly two years on the road and process the election's results before weighing what comes next, one person present for the conversations said.
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The majority of legal hispanics in Texas vote R.
Lol! “He is as qualified as an octopus”. Love it!
(Although octopus are known to be pretty intelligent cephalopods , I’d place O’Roark more in the pineapple category.)
Run Bozo, run! We’d love to have the guy who lost to Cruz, run against the guy who beat Cruz in the last election cycle.
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