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The unbearable lightness of Beto
by Washington Examiner
| March 19, 2019 12:00 AM
Beto O’Rourke is the Democratic front-runner today because he stands for nothing.
In the first 24 hours of his presidential race, the former congressman from El Paso raised $6.1 million. That’s a record haul, and to date, it is the most meaningful objective measure of support in the crowded Democratic primary field. Polls this early measure only name recognition. Beto is the front-runner.
The question is why. The answer is bleak.
The other Democratic candidates have either accomplishments or ideas to point to. Joe Biden was the vice president and played a large (if baneful) role in the Senate for decades, including as chairman of the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees. Sen. Bernie Sanders created a grassroots movement and won 13 million votes in 2012. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s policy proposals are bad, but at least they’re policy ideas. And say what you will about Sen. Kamala Harris’ gleeful promises to prosecute her enemies, but at least it’s a platform.
O’Rourke blows out all of these Democrats without pointing to a single accomplishment or policy. His whole act is running away from anything and standing for nothing.
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-unbearable-lightness-of-beto (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-unbearable-lightness-of-beto)
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The unbearable lightness of Beto
by Washington Examiner
| March 19, 2019 12:00 AM
Beto O’Rourke is the Democratic front-runner today because he stands for nothing.
In the first 24 hours of his presidential race, the former congressman from El Paso raised $6.1 million. That’s a record haul, and to date, it is the most meaningful objective measure of support in the crowded Democratic primary field. Polls this early measure only name recognition. Beto is the front-runner.
The question is why. The answer is bleak.
The other Democratic candidates have either accomplishments or ideas to point to. Joe Biden was the vice president and played a large (if baneful) role in the Senate for decades, including as chairman of the Foreign Relations and Judiciary committees. Sen. Bernie Sanders created a grassroots movement and won 13 million votes in 2012. Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s policy proposals are bad, but at least they’re policy ideas. And say what you will about Sen. Kamala Harris’ gleeful promises to prosecute her enemies, but at least it’s a platform.
O’Rourke blows out all of these Democrats without pointing to a single accomplishment or policy. His whole act is running away from anything and standing for nothing.
more
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-unbearable-lightness-of-beto (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-unbearable-lightness-of-beto)
Makes him kind of Teflon...lol. We all just need to work together...get along. He has never stood for ANYTHING and never will.
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I think his downfall will be assuming that because Obama won with a campaign of no substance, he can as well. The mistake in that logic is confusing a lack of substance with being a campaign about nothing. Obama's campaign lacked substance, but it was about electing the first black President. People were content with voting for Obama the person because of that. But Beto doesn't have the trendiness of being the first black President. He's just a slick white guy. And in an era of Democrat politics where all the energy is on the side of the hard-nosed progressives, I don't think that will be enough.
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I think his downfall will be assuming that because Obama won with a campaign of no substance, he can as well. The mistake in that logic is confusing a lack of substance with being a campaign about nothing. Obama's campaign lacked substance, but it was about electing the first black President. People were content with voting for Obama the person because of that. But Beto doesn't have the trendiness of being the first black President. He's just a slick white guy. And in an era of Democrat politics where all the energy is on the side of the hard-nosed progressives, I don't think that will be enough.
"He's just a slick white guy."
That's because, according to his...uh...poetry...he had his a** waxed.
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All his frantic arm waving is an attempt to become airborne.
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He's a media creation. He'll agree to tear down border walls if asked, agree with third trimester abortion if asked. He wants to be loved by all and will grovel apologetically if he offends any of the outrage brigade. A total loser.
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This reminds me of Jimmy Carter in 1975.