'I've seen book clubs bigger than that': Judging from this crowd at his UNLV rally, the Beto-mentum is palpable!

Doug P. | 4:20 PM on April 26, 2019

The Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke campaign promoted an event at UNLV today quite a bit:

Join us Friday at @UNLV for a townhall with Beto O’Rourke
He’s speaking directly to the people and going everywhere. Here’s your opportunity to speak to him directly. Unscripted answers. No filtered questions. @betoorourke https://t.co/4sFafAdpH0 pic.twitter.com/cm2TqR0Bro

— Vegas for Beto (@VegasForBeto) April 24, 2019

We’re not sure what the campaign was expecting in terms of turnout, but probably more than this:

Around 35 people here to see Beto O’Rourke at UNLV. The rally was supposed to be held in the courtyard outside, but students told me no one is on campus on Fridays bc it’s mainly a commuter school. pic.twitter.com/zFygogVAe6

— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) April 26, 2019

A professor at @unlv told me this campus is a ghost town on Fridays, but this is a very small crowd for @BetoORourke in Vegas. pic.twitter.com/RAoG97PqC5

— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) April 26, 2019

Beto-mentum!

Beto’s here and is speaking without a mic

— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) April 26, 2019

Two differences between original @BetoORourke rally location at UNLV and the revised one more than 30 minutes out – it’s not sweltering inside, and the room should be a tad easier to fill pic.twitter.com/QX1cXmAAzO

— David Siders (@davidsiders) April 26, 2019

Did anybody provide a lunch counter for O’Rourke to stand on so he feels more comfortable?