Beto O'Rourke raised massive $6.1 million his first day in the 2020 race, campaign says

CNN ^ | March 18, 2019 | Eric Bradner

[C19fan]

Beto O'Rourke raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours of his presidential campaign, his campaign said Monday, in what amounts to the largest announced first-day haul of any 2020 Democratic contender to date.

The former Texas congressman raised $6,136,763 in online donations from all 50 states in the first day, his campaign said. That tops the $5.9 million one-day total Sen. Bernie Sanders announced after he launched his campaign. The closest other 2020 Democratic candidate to publicize their first-day fundraising total was California Sen. Kamala Harris at $1.5 million.

[C19fan]

The Beto Bots beat out the Sanders' Pioneers.

[VRWCarea51]

Irish Bob...

[headstamp 2]

What about Bob?

[JohnBrowdie]

this guy is the second coming of john edwards; zero actual accomplishments, can’t win his home state, but has the MSM swooning over him.

[rigelkentaurus]

Money laundering.

Rich donors give money to a Rat like Beta. Beta gives the money to the Rat Media (who give the money to Hollywood types, execs, etc) and Ad people (NY execs, Silicon Valley types and the like). The Rat Media, Ad people and the folks they give money to are big Rat donors. Who give money to Rat candidates like Beta.

[MrEdd]

Whitey O’Rourke donated five million of that himself though.
He will last until the primaries start, and then flame out early.

[VA40]

Color me skeptical.

[Jack Hammer]

Raise as much money as you like; let’s see how many votes you can raise.

[allendale]

Can anyone imagine the odor of an individual that would contribute money to this vile creature?

[goodnesswins]

Probably from Mexican cartels

[dsrtsage]

The rich white heterosexual cisgendered male of prvilege, Robert Francis O’Rourke

[Liz]

Whitey O’Rourke donated five million of that to himself......

MY thoughts exactly.......impossible to believe there's that many people dying to have this nut case in office.

[TexasFreeper2009]

I am not worried about Beto, Trump would destroy him if he were the nominee (which I dont think he will be) But ... I do think he might be the VP nominee and would drive up turnout in Texas. Not enough to flip the presidential race, but enough to cause some seats to flip or stay flipped like he did before.

But having said that.. I do think he strength in Texas is overrated due to running against Cruz who conservatives were still mad at because of the things he die during the presidential race.

[9YearLurker]

Of course he has demonstrated the ability to raise money. (Didn’t he marry into a billionaire family?)

But this “we raised so much on our first day” stuff is bogus, since they spend months in advance lining up that “first day” donation.

[Liz]

https://pjmedia.com/trending/beto-orourkes-gafftastic-day/

A clinical psychologist would have a field day with Beto’s online postings when he was a member of a culrish hacker group. One article he wrote as a teen mused how the world would work without money. After changing the system, including the government, O’Rourke foresaw the end of starvation and class distinctions.

‘“To achieve a money-less society (or have a society where money is heavily de-emphasized) a lot of things would have to change, including government as we know it. This is where the anti-money group and the disciples of Anarchy meet,” O’Rourke wrote under his pseudonym. “I fear we will always have a system of government, one way or another, so we would have to use other means other than totally toppling the government (I don’t think the masses would support such a radical move at this time).”

Another t-file from O’Rourke, written when he was 15, is a short and disturbing piece of fiction. “One day, as I was driving home from work, I noticed two children crossing the street. They were happy, happy to be free from their troubles…. This happiness was mine by right. I had earned it in my dreams.

“As I neared the young ones, I put all my weight on my right foot, keeping the accelerator pedal on the floor until I heard the crashing of the two children on the hood, and then the sharp cry of pain from one of the two. I was so fascinated for a moment, that when after I had stopped my vehicle, I just sat in a daze, sweet visions filling my head.”

A 15-year-old daydreaming about a “moneyless society” is pretty common. But “sweet visions filling my head” after running over a couple of “happy happy” kids with his car is definitely not common. I have to ask it: what do you think the reaction would have been if a Republican candidate had written that? Every amateur Democratic mental health professional would declare the candidate unfit for office.
But for Beto? His apology suffices:

“I’m mortified to read it now, incredibly embarrassed, but I have to take ownership of my words,” the Democratic presidential candidate said during a taping of the “Political Party Live” podcast in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “Whatever my intention was as a teenager doesn’t matter, I have to look long and hard at my actions, at the language I have used, and I have to constantly try to do better.”

If only Republicans had it so easy.

[RoseofTexas]

I’m telling you he will be a formidable opponent! Dangerous when you have the mediapukes, RINOS etc etc...who would have had 4 yrs to plan and scheme to deny trump a second term! I still say president Trump will have an uphill battle to win a second half! I’m just calling it as I see it! I see VETO BETO/sanders ticket! Extremely dangerous ticket ...if I were a betting person I’d give them a 60/50 chance of winning! Don’t underestimate those two they are socialist super stars who will bring the communist left wing sheeple hordes to the voting booth in droves along with the invaders who will be granted voting rights!! This election will see a MASSIVE turnout and FRAUD!! YEP..UP HILL BATTLE!

[DungeonMaster]

Lighten up Francis!

[Liz]

(HAT TIP Chewbarkah) LET'S KEEP THESE THOUGHTS ON THE FRONT BURNER:
<><> Dems are teeing-up this nut case Beto to get the idiotic youth vote
<><> Dems see the flailing Beto as Veep on a ticket with the steady, experienced Biden.
<><>The far left sees Beto's transvestitism, hacking, ID theft, perverse poetry, etc. as important qualifications.
<><>Mainstream D's will interpret sap-happy Beto fantasizing running over children as being ahead of the curve on post-natal abortion.
<><>Watch for Beto making blackface cool again...

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THIS JUST IN---Reuters has now admitted to being part of the elect Irish Bob senate campaign.....
we will have to wait until the democrat primary before Reuters admits which democrat candidate they are now working for.

Politico Writer Labels Beto O'Rourke a 'Semigogue'
Newsbusters ^ | March 16, 2019 | P.J. Gladnick / FR Posted by PJ-Comix
At the very least, the Beto O'Rourke candidacy for president is certain to be the inspiration for a lot of humor. Abe Greenwald of Commentary magazine already labeled him as the Seinfeld candidate and that it is a "Campaign About Nothing, Not that there's anything wrong with that." No, nothing wrong with that as long as Beto doesn't turn into a demagogue. The good news is that Jack Shafer, the Politico senior media writer, assures us that is unlikely. The reason, Shafer asserted on Thursday, is that O'Rourke is probably what he calls a "semigogue" in "The Semigoguery of Beto O’Rourke." (Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...

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CONCLUSION He's a "semigogue" with clean teeth, a credit card fraudster,
a software pirate, a (gag) Poet, punk rocker, skateboarder, keeps his teeth clean, and hoists one too many.

Drunk driving mug shot................................... Punk rocker looking pretty in floral print dress. <

BETO SLAPPED DOWN after he told Vanity Fair he was “born” to run for president.
Lefties say he "reeks of white male privilege." more at breitbart.com .

He instagrammed this over the net.

His chief political asset (he thinks).......he looks like Robert Kennedy.

[Liz]

HE’S OUT OF WORK AND OWES BACK TAXES

Both O’Rourke and his wife Amy are independently wealthy.

Amy’s father, Bill Sanders, is a renowned real estate giant with an estimated net worth of $500 million, according to Forbes.

Vanity Fair reported that O’Rourke’s mother gave him partial ownership over the furniture store she once owned, which closed in 2010 after it was fined for alleged tax fraud — a charge denied by both O’Rourke and his mother.

The magazine said O’Rourke’s net worth is around $9 million.

[ptsal]

Who took the tax deduction for this charitable gift? /sarc