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Beto O’Rourke, Democratic Dreamboat, Is Getting His Ass Kicked in Texas
As Bernie Sanders demonstrated in 2016, a massive, sustained influx of grassroots cash does not guarantee victory.
by
Tina Nguyen
October 12, 2018 4:12 pm
The most spectacular part of the Beto O’Rourke narrative—beyond the fact that he’s come within spitting distance of Ted Cruz in a Texas Senate race, or that he’s a skateboarding Kennedy doppelgänger, or that he may be the most exciting thing to happen to today’s sluggish Democratic Party—is that he’s somehow managed to manifest all of these qualities in his money game. O’Rourke first shocked the country when he consistently out-raised his well-financed rival, often more than doubling Cruz’s numbers, largely through small donations. On Friday, O’Rourke announced another eye-popping sum for his final-quarter haul: $38.1 million, the all-time, single-quarter record for any Senate candidate in history. “The people of Texas in all 254 counties are proving that when we reject PACs and come together not as Republicans or Democrats but as Texans and Americans, there’s no stopping us,†he said in a statement. (Cruz, by comparison, raised $12 million.)
But as Bernie Sanders demonstrated back in 2016, a massive, sustained influx of grassroots cash does not guarantee victory, and the numbers are there to prove it: though O’Rourke certainly has the cash and the press to elevate his profile, he still lags behind Cruz by a considerable margin. The Real Clear Politics average for October places Cruz ahead of O’Rourke by an average of 7 points, citing polls from The New York Times (which has him up by 8 points) and Quinnipiac (up by 9 points), among others. While it’s not the double-digit margin Republicans usually boast in Texas, it’s wide enough that election watchers are largely placing Texas in the “leaning red†category—that is, barring a completely possible last-minute surprise.
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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/beto-orourke-fundraising-record-ted-cruz (https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/10/beto-orourke-fundraising-record-ted-cruz)
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As has already been noted previously... Soros is sinking some serious cash into turning Texas blue. Methinks Soros will be wanting a refund...lol.
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It was all over the news yesterday, he, Beto, raised $38 million but all that money will mainly go to waste because he won't win in all likelhood.
Pence was in Dallas Monday, fundraising for Cruz, Don Jr. and President Trump have both gone to Texas to campaign for Cruz. Cruz as a Senator has made a big commitment to the President. Any so-called Cruz supporter who denies this should not be taken seriously.
The Kavanaugh smears by Democratsl has helped a lot of the races and apparently, especially the Senate races.
The race has tightened in spots, O'Rourke has probably tried to sign up many, so there are various reasons for the growth in the voter ranks and that is one.
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I like it when liberals blow their money. :cool:
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Dreamboat, powerhouse, the superlatives heaped on this lightweight are too funny. I think he looks like what he is with those teeth, a 'rat.
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Dreamboat, powerhouse, the superlatives heaped on this lightweight are too funny. I think he looks like what he is with those teeth, a 'rat.
I remember Wendy was the dim "Dreamboat of the Week" girl a number of years back.
You see how that turned out.
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Dreamboat, powerhouse, the superlatives heaped on this lightweight are too funny. I think he looks like what he is with those teeth, a 'rat.
He looks to me like a cross between Gilligan and Bugs Bunny.
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He looks to me like a cross between Gilligan and Bugs Bunny.
Nice. 888high58888
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I like it when liberals blow their money. :cool:
As do I. That's money that might have made a difference elsewhere.
IMO Beta never expected to win this race. He just saw it as an opportunity to fleece his fellow out of state lefties and let them line his coffers while getting some name recognition outside of El Paso.
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Good.
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No mention that many of his donors are foreign donors? Or, "undocumented donors"?
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I didn't see that this ad had been posted yet...y'all take a look.
(https://i.imgur.com/NxqhA7d.jpg)
https://twitter.com/i/status/1050437537745985542 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1050437537745985542)
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I didn't see that this ad had been posted yet...y'all take a look.
(https://i.imgflip.com/149jcm.jpg)
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(https://i.imgflip.com/149jcm.jpg)
@Polly Ticks
Lol!
Wouldn’t you like to have been a fly on the wall at Beto’s campaign headquarters when it was released?
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(https://www.azquotes.com/picture-quotes/quote-potential-is-synonymous-with-getting-your-ass-kicked-kevin-constantine-55-2-0288.jpg)
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I remember Wendy was the dim "Dreamboat of the Week" girl a number of years back.
You see how that turned out.
(http://www.conservativehq.com/sites/default/files/WendyDavisWeb.jpg)
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(http://www.conservativehq.com/sites/default/files/WendyDavisWeb.jpg)
@IsailedawayfromFR
Remember a few years later when she tried to auction off her panties.
A certain Lynrd Skynrd song comes to mind.
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I didn't see that this ad had been posted yet...y'all take a look.
(https://i.imgur.com/NxqhA7d.jpg)
https://twitter.com/i/status/1050437537745985542 (https://twitter.com/i/status/1050437537745985542)
Thanks for the link. Devastating facts about the fake Hispanic. And there are still numerous opportunities for ads about other things like insider trading as soon as he got to the US Congress and his foreign campaign donations.
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Thanks for the link. Devastating facts about the fake Hispanic. And there are still numerous opportunities for ads about other things like insider trading as soon as he got to the US Congress and his foreign campaign donations.
Campaign Gold...... Beto's toast.
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Thanks for the link. Devastating facts about the fake Hispanic. And there are still numerous opportunities for ads about other things like insider trading as soon as he got to the US Congress and his foreign campaign donations.
i like this one
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpRg1KEUwAE-YIp.jpg)
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i like this one
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpRg1KEUwAE-YIp.jpg)
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