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Beto O’Rourke, who’s pondering a 2020 presidential bid, met with Barack Obama
Washington Post ^ | December 4, 2018 | Matt Viser

Posted on 12/04/2018 4:56:47 PM PST by C19fan

Beto O’Rourke, weighing whether to mount a 2020 presidential bid, met recently with ­Barack Obama at his post- presidency offices in Washington. The meeting, which was held Nov. 16 at the former president’s offices in Foggy Bottom, came as former Obama aides have encouraged the Democratic House member to run, seeing him as capable of the same kind of inspirational campaign that caught fire in the 2008 presidential election. The meeting was the first sign of Obama getting personally involved in conversations with O’Rourke, who, despite his November loss in a U.S. Senate race in Texas, has triggered more recent discussion and speculation than any other candidate in the burgeoning 2020 field.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 2020; 2020demprimary; betoorourke; potus; texas
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One empty suit meeting another.
1 posted on 12/04/2018 4:56:47 PM PST by C19fan
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To: C19fan

He’s a white male. I give him only a 5% chance of getting the nomination.


2 posted on 12/04/2018 4:58:58 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: C19fan

O’Bama actually won his Senate race.

And the DNC primary is still crooked and rigged.


3 posted on 12/04/2018 4:59:27 PM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: VanDeKoik

The snowflakes love him


4 posted on 12/04/2018 5:02:43 PM PST by gibsonguy
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To: C19fan

Beto has a 1/1024 chance.


5 posted on 12/04/2018 5:07:06 PM PST by ptsal
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To: C19fan

Was this *before* or *after* his meeting with Bill Ayers?


6 posted on 12/04/2018 5:08:49 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (I've Never Owned Slaves...You've Never Picked Cotton.End Of "Discussion".)
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p03

The name's Robert Francis O'Rourke. But everyone calls me Beto.

7 posted on 12/04/2018 5:11:13 PM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: gibsonguy

we may VERY WELL see a vote split of large proportions among dems.

The “I’d rather see the country burn” attitude of the snowflakes will make them vote for a hard lefty.

The country will be doing great so if you bash the economy you will look like an idiot.

The country will be safer so if you bash Trump’s “coldness” you’ll lose a lot of votes.

I don’t see a very strong chance for dems in 2020.

That’s what Mueller’s for.


8 posted on 12/04/2018 5:11:49 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: C19fan

Sorry Beto.....seems like Uncle Joe is in.


9 posted on 12/04/2018 5:12:48 PM PST by wardamneagle
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Harvested Bevo ballots are being geocached as we speak.


10 posted on 12/04/2018 5:16:43 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: C19fan

Run Beto Run!!! LOL!

I hope the Rat party doesn’t listen to Rahm Emmanuel’s good advice: you don’t promote a loser. Beto is a cheap B rate congressman, and he lost to Ted Cruz. He’s a LOSER.


11 posted on 12/04/2018 5:17:03 PM PST by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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Beto, another member of the One 1,1024th Club?


12 posted on 12/04/2018 5:17:30 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: C19fan

One too many queens!


13 posted on 12/04/2018 5:17:50 PM PST by Aevery_Freeman (Your Hatred for my white skin makes me a Racist how?)
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To: C19fan

Obama: “Hey, Robert, er, I mean Beto, sincerity is the key to success in politics. If you can learn to fake that you will have a bright future ahead of you.”


14 posted on 12/04/2018 5:18:27 PM PST by KevinB (If I'm ever arrested, I'm switching parties.)
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To: Brilliant

Why should the Obamas trust some lame-ass honkey with the nomination? Remember the last time they backed a white for Prezzy? Ain’t letting that happen again, fo shizzle.


15 posted on 12/04/2018 5:18:55 PM PST by OrangeHoof (CNN - the most busted name in news.)
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To: C19fan

Who is this guy “Beto”?


16 posted on 12/04/2018 5:20:05 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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Has young Beta displayed any competence or accomplishment that would justify the adoration by even younger leftist fools?


17 posted on 12/04/2018 5:23:44 PM PST by allblues (God is neither a Republican nor a Democrat but Satan is definitely a Democrat)
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At least Pocahontas is 1/1,024th hispanic.


18 posted on 12/04/2018 5:26:59 PM PST by mindburglar (Don't bother. I don't debate.)
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To: C19fan

He is an empty suit. The guy has the resume of a 16 year old.


19 posted on 12/04/2018 5:29:10 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
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To: allblues

He played in a punk band, can ride a skateboard, he worked as a nanny and made a website and no I did not make that up. He had the resume of a 16 year old before he got involved in politics. Read his bio....

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beto_O’Rourke


20 posted on 12/04/2018 5:33:06 PM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda
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