Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who was elected to Congress in 2012 and is now running against Sen. Ted Cruz for the Senate, is being called an Obama-like potential challenger to Donald Trump for president. Via Vanity Fair’s Peter Hamby:
"On what planet is Beto O’Rourke not a presidential contender?" writes @PeterHamby https://t.co/kUlsf7adkB
— The Hive (@VFHIVE) August 29, 2018
Um, we believe that planet is called “Earth”:
Earth. https://t.co/531SRgUXLY
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) August 29, 2018
Or any planet, really:
You know all those planets they discover by watching for shadows to pass in front of stars billions of light years away? Yeah not even those. https://t.co/HhDMe9KVRI
— Regs (@r3gulations) August 30, 2018
And planets Jon Ossoff and Wendy Davis say, “Hi!”:
https://twitter.com/fatdaddybulldog/status/1034963270669623296
But, fanboys gotta fanboy, right?
SOMEBODY'S fanboying to the extreme, & again, they HAD to bring up the 'he was in a punk band' bit. Let's hear those tapes to see if he makes a better bassist than "President". https://t.co/aASY257GnR
— Aragorn Aragon (@RXCafeTX) August 30, 2018
Maybe just wait a few weeks to see if Beto can beat Ted Cruz:
gotta beat the boxer in front of you before you start talking about a title bout https://t.co/kkaTrkzkDK
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) August 29, 2018
But, actually … Beto doesn’t even need to win! From VF:
Whether he wins or loses his race—and yes, even if he loses—O’Rourke should be included in every conversation about the 2020 Democratic primary. That’s because, unlike most of the paint-by-numbers politicians in his party, O’Rourke actually understands how politics should be conducted in the Donald Trump era: authentic, full of energy, stripped of consultant-driven sterility, and waged at all times with a social-media-primed video screen in mind.
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But Beto is the flavor of the month so we expect more of this, not less:
The media obsession with Beto is so real. #TXSEN https://t.co/aCDzAJhYGF
— Andrew Wagner (@andrewwagner) August 29, 2018
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Related:
STANDING ovation! Ted Cruz's comeback to Beto O'Rourke-supporting wannabe gun grabber is the stuff of #2A legend https://t.co/mvNnqAcqrt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2018
'GOOD LORD'! This ALONE should disqualify Beto O'Rourke from EVER holding office again https://t.co/B8mAkdASX4
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2018
AWKWARD! Beto O'Rourke might have some trouble explaining this decision if he debates Ted Cruz https://t.co/x6s4MY0h03
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 29, 2018
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