He ran for U.S. Senate and lost.
He ran for U.S. President and got buried by the other Democratic candidates.
But Beto O’Rourke has moved past all that.
And now he’s running for Governor of Texas:
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrat Beto O’Rourke, former Senate and presidential candidate, says he will run for Texas governor in 2022.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) November 15, 2021
This is not a drill:
I’m running for governor.
Together, we can push past the small and divisive politics that we see in Texas today — and get back to the big, bold vision that used to define Texas. A Texas big enough for all of us.
Join us: https://t.co/eMY5wwf6an pic.twitter.com/yrG1WOkpqk
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) November 15, 2021
Can you feel the Beto-mentum?
This is tremendous news for the people of Texas! There is no one who loves the people in Texas more than @BetoORourke ! With every breath he will fight to make sure all Texans get the opportunity to live their dreams! @texasdemocrats https://t.co/qLzE9QOleu
— Jaime Harrison (@harrisonjaime) November 15, 2021
Tremendous! Beto O’Rourke will make all Texans’ dreams come true!
IT BEGINS pic.twitter.com/IZcJh6dzXa
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) November 15, 2021
IT BEGINS. pic.twitter.com/dR1TbdtbwR
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) November 15, 2021
Hope Beto’s got a good dry cleaner! Guessing that running for Texas Governor will make him sweat a lot, and nobody likes a sweaty unicorn suit.
Let the Annie Leibovitz Vanity Fair cover shoots BEGINhttps://t.co/74e4acvIjD
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 15, 2021
Strike a pose, Beto!
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 15, 2021
I, for one, cannot wait for the cringe. Bring it, Beto. https://t.co/CY8tbzl9rU
— Emily Zanotti (@emzanotti) November 15, 2021
Bring it all.
Okay. https://t.co/SqBzWmlm6T pic.twitter.com/MqYji9N9Gq
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 15, 2021
Saved in case the furry's new campaign manager deletes all his anti-gun tweets pic.twitter.com/KjVEyY7Dcn
— Anthony Abides (@AnthonyAbides) November 15, 2021
Even if the tweets get deleted, they’ll never really be gone.
Hell yes, we're gonna take your AR-15.
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) September 13, 2019
Hell yes, we’re gonna enjoy this go-round.
O'Rourke says he won't back away from mandatory assault weapons buyback in gov race. "I think most Texans can agree…that we should not see our friends, our family…our neighbors, shot up w/ weapons that were originally designed for use on a battlefield" https://t.co/x6Wc59WCGN
— Patrick Svitek (@PatrickSvitek) November 15, 2021
L. O. L. https://t.co/le1sTbk54r
— ₿ Michelle Ray ₿ (@GaltsGirl) November 15, 2021
LOL
He already lost. https://t.co/hsYqbrJsWq
— RBe (@RBPundit) November 15, 2021
Bless his heart.
Dude refuses to get a real job. https://t.co/ST9InMRyOK
— BiasedGirl (@BiasedGirl) November 15, 2021
That’s really what it ultimately boils down to. Beto’s job is running for offices he hasn’t lost yet.
But it’s nothing if not entertaining for the rest of us.
https://twitter.com/LoganDobson/status/1460256413733769216
Snort.
https://twitter.com/HesNotTheStig/status/1460251275451375617
Beto is the platonic ideal of how every Silicon Valley billionaire imagines himself being poor — driving around Marfa in an authentic old pickup truck, in a Carhartt jacket, with his dog, instagramming himself in the sunsets while thinking deep thoughts
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) November 15, 2021
Isn’t lighting money on fire in one big pile easier?
— Matt Walker (@walkdesign) November 15, 2021
Maybe, but it’s not as much fun.
Well he had to do something with whatever political capital he had left. Spend it or watch it drain away. And this race will draw insane $$$ now. But in this general and specific political environment? Good luck, buddy! https://t.co/H1TRp2WWnV
— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) November 15, 2021
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