When we last checked in with Beto O’Rourke, he was rushing home from the campaign trail to tend to the disappearance of baby Gus, the family turtle. No, really.
So now the former Vanity Fair cover star is falling in the polls to Pete Buttigieg and he still seems to be grasping for actual policy proposals; he can parrot progressive talking points, like the Trump administration reminds him of the Third Reich, but as far as what he’ll do as president goes, all we know is he wants to unify the nation in love and also tear down the existing border wall with Mexico.
So, yeah, we’re a little skeptical of CNN’s new poll, which shows O’Rourke trouncing Donald Trump by 10 percentage points, squeaking even past Joe Biden.
New CNN poll shows most top 2020 Dems lead Trump in hypothetical matchups @SaraMurray @finneyk @mkhammer @JFKucinich discuss @TheLeadCNN https://t.co/tltSL9OG7l pic.twitter.com/DUARW0NQaa
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 2, 2019
Guess Trump might as well pack it in.
I can’t wait to see the CNN panel of faces come election night 2020.. it will be just as satisfying as 2016
— dave (@willydaybit) May 2, 2019
Prediction: CNN will not publish a poll showing Trump leading until election night and all the voting has closed.
— muxedo76 (@muxedo76) May 2, 2019
Trump will never lead in any of these polls until election night…..sounds familiar.
— Jon (@jgreene100) May 2, 2019
In other hypothetical news @CNN is a legitimate news organization. Next.@QTRBlackGarrett
— Está bien….lo tienes huey. (@mapod21) May 2, 2019
A democratic tilt on a CNN poll? Shocker!
— JS (@JoshandZa) May 2, 2019
CNN Polls ? pic.twitter.com/RYbnHQab30
— Mike Murphy (@Omurachu) May 2, 2019
Gee, that looks familiar pic.twitter.com/m5pmz9kYFq
— Dutch (@brian_dutch) May 2, 2019
Hey Jake, remember November 7, 2016 when your CNN poll said Hillary Clinton had a 91% chance of winning the election? That was awesome.
— E for Eric (@AngerE) May 2, 2019
CNN Florida poll…..Gillum +7. Still can't find Governor Gillum ???
— Chris (@RechterBobo) May 2, 2019
55% of Americans won’t vote for Trump…unless he runs against a Democrat
— Milquetoast (@NoOphend) May 2, 2019
Believe polls like you believe in Santa.
— Ryan Fissell (@RFissell) May 2, 2019
CNN's election polls are historically accurate and definitely won't mislead swaths of people into a false sense of comfort
— Booj Yoobs (@neltronius) May 2, 2019
So, candidates that have less than 10% of the Dems vote can beat Trump. #FakePoll
— Q64138 (@Q64138) May 2, 2019
Beto is still a thing?
— Not Devin Nunes? (@umpire43) May 2, 2019
Beto is a Furry
— Max ???? (@BaltimoreKorean) May 2, 2019
Any poll that has @BetoORourke over 50% is not to be trusted.
— RJ (@rcaster) May 2, 2019
There's no way this is true.
— MAGA made me do it (@gmcidr) May 2, 2019
— I (@idambrosini) May 2, 2019
Made up numbers from the CNN lunch room.
— Jonny America (@jonnydk16) May 2, 2019
I have a feeling this won’t age well…
— PizzyPants?? (@pizzypants) May 2, 2019
Something about this all seems familiar
— Arthur McMa (@arthurmecc) May 2, 2019
I guess this means the Dems are really a lock this time, unlike the absolute lock that Hillary had in 2016.
— Frankie P (@pantangeli) May 2, 2019
I've seen this movie before.#GoTrump
— gersondoliva (@gsdoliva) May 2, 2019
Why aren't they 50 points ahead? You might ask
— Peter Gaudiuso (@PeterNY15) May 2, 2019
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'Is this for real??' Don't you dare question Beto O'Rourke's totally legit reason for leaving the campaign trail https://t.co/hdausI124y
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) April 30, 2019
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