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Title: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Beto-m
Post by: Sanguine on July 16, 2019, 02:51:41 pm
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AUSTIN —Just nine months ago, attorney Katie Baron was so inspired by Beto O’Rourke’s Senate campaign in Texas that she commissioned a sprawling mural on the side of a building in east Austin featuring the candidate in a Superman-like pose.

After O’Rourke lost race and began mulling a presidential campaign, the artist added a sweeping “2020” in blue paint — providing what seemed to be yet one more call for O’Rourke to get into the crowded race.

Now, four months into O’Rourke’s campaign, Baron wishes he had stayed out. ...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-used-to-be-beto-orourke-fans-but-texans-allegiance-to-him-has-vanished-as-quickly-as-beto-mania/ar-AAEgapv?ocid=spartanntp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/they-used-to-be-beto-orourke-fans-but-texans-allegiance-to-him-has-vanished-as-quickly-as-beto-mania/ar-AAEgapv?ocid=spartanntp)
Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: Sanguine on July 16, 2019, 02:51:56 pm
Pretty funny.
Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: 240B on July 16, 2019, 03:16:47 pm
An immature juvenile skateboarding ultra-Left Texan guy with a sketchy past who just lost a Senate election, and who comes from a wealthy slave owning Irish family but is pretending to be a Mexican, is not doing well in the election?

Who could have ever seen that coming!? LOL! hahaha
Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: austingirl on July 16, 2019, 03:44:39 pm
Quote from: 240B on July 16, 2019, 03:16:47 pm
An immature juvenile skateboarding ultra-Left Texan guy with a sketchy past who just lost a Senate election, and who comes from a wealthy slave owning Irish family but is pretending to be a Mexican, is not doing well in the election?

Who could have ever seen that coming!? LOL! hahaha


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Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: thackney on July 16, 2019, 03:50:52 pm
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...nor has he shown he can nationalize the magic of his Senate campaign...

Translation, spending $20 a vote is a lot harder at the national level.

https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00033540&cycle=2018&type=I (https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00033540&cycle=2018&type=I)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas)

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For comparison Hillary spent ~$12 a vote and Trump spent ~7.

https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/ (https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election)
Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: rustynail on July 16, 2019, 04:06:34 pm
And when they found out Ted Cruz was his father, game over.
Title: Re: They used to be Beto O’Rourke fans. But Texans’ allegiance to him has vanished as quickly as ‘Be
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on July 16, 2019, 07:08:25 pm
Lying about his heritage, trying to act silly in front of camera, now who else does he remind you of?

Oh yeah, the ex-Texan Liz Warren, the beer drinker.