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. @betoorourkehttps://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?
This is where the rally was originally supposed to be held pic.twitter.com/ANLxtkY6ac
— Emma Kinery (@EmmaKinery) April 26, 2019
Womp womp!
Oh man….
He's toast https://t.co/ACezgLdTWj
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 26, 2019
Millions raised but no budget for an advance operation?
— Philip Smith (@capitolphil) April 26, 2019
He’s definitely lost momentum
— Rudy P (@rudypjokes) April 26, 2019
I've seen book clubs bigger than that.
— ? Daniel (@illdiscourse) April 26, 2019