Democratic Primaries
Related: About this forumLatest Sign of Beto O'Rourke's Flameout: Opposition Research Requests Have 'Died Off'
Daily BeastAmerica Rising, a political action committee that shared details of its internal inquiries with The Daily Beast, said the asks came from a dozen or more reporters and ranged from broad questions to more tailored points of interest.
But 10 weeks after ORourkes official launch, those requests are virtually nonexistent.
The requests for oppo on him have completely died off, a staffer at the oppo group said.
The lack of oppo requests suggests a larger problem looming over ORourkes campaign: a visible decline in public interest. Once elevated to the top of Democratic watch-lists, the former congressman is now registering in single digits in several national polls, nosediving from 12 percent in a Quinnipiac poll conducted in March to just 5 percent in the same survey in April.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,680 posts)But the troll army was out in full force last night
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,922 posts)Perhaps the Democratic voters have said the same thing...
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,680 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,922 posts)Nobody's voted so how can you really know for sure?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,680 posts)I support everyone's right to run - even the ones I dislike.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,922 posts)...just as nobody's stopping people from using available data to make reasonable assessments of the likelihood of a particular candidate to succeed.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
True Dough
(17,366 posts)despite practically zero traction. Beto supporters seem to have more hope than that, even if it is remote.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
ret5hd
(20,559 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
BannonsLiver
(16,542 posts)0.0
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"Nobody's voted so how can you really know for sure?"
And yet here you are... so sure of what can't happen while indicting others for the same. Much as when you alleged Biden's opening day announcement was so poorly done despite zero evidence supporting your premise.
Though it's convenient to hold others to a lower standard than we hold ourselves to, doing so is often far more obvious than we'd like to think (as are so many things).
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ananda
(28,892 posts)And Cruz in comparison looked SO bad.
In the presidential race, Biden, Warren, Harris, and Mayor Pete
look very good and seem to have a way of touching people on
the national level.
Maybe Beto needs to rethink his future. I like him a lot, so I
think he can do this.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
dalton99a
(81,680 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
patricia92243
(12,607 posts)be accurate but it is still terrible that it is done this way.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
brooklynite
(94,922 posts)Facebook posts? Rally crowd sizes?
Market research and polling have been a part of our society for decades and in aggregate provide an accurate indicator of likely future success.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)"Market research and polling have been a part of our society for decades..."
So has greed. Seems an irrelevant predicate on which to base sentiment.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
oldsoftie
(12,658 posts)Which means its a valid tool to use to help predict an outcome more accurately than just hoping.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Jarqui
(10,131 posts)From what I did see, I thought he did pretty well.
His delivery was improved though his answers came off as somewhat prepped (even though they all prepare ..).
I think a good town hall has helped Warren and Buttigieg, for example, so I'm interested in whether O'Rourke did well enough to elevate his standing. I suspect he did. How he does in the upcoming polls should indicate how well he resonated.
Either way, the debates are not far off and like the others, he'll get a shot to improve his position then.
I still feel that we are blessed with a number of good, impressive candidates. They will nibble at Biden's lead and Sanders support as the country gets to learn more about them.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
LakeArenal
(28,863 posts)There was just no dirt to find and they gave up digging.
Sure matters how the narrative is framed.
I feel like Beto is being Howard Deaned.
Nothing else to find so they hype crap.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
True Dough
(17,366 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
zonkers
(5,865 posts)Just kiddig of course but you know some folks just scare the crap of of "them".
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,496 posts)Lack of Oppo research? Really? Seems a bit, well, tenuous an outcome measure at best.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Nitram
(22,945 posts)Lack of Oppo research is as good a measure as any in assessing a candidate's popularity and momentum.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
hlthe2b
(102,496 posts)Were you able to even TYPE that with a straight face?
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Gotta love automatic spellcheck.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IndyOp
(15,535 posts)will be tough to beat - that is, tougher than Ted Cruz - but if Beto could do that and mature into the role of Senator, I see a "Bobby Kennedy" spark in him. If he could help turn local Texas races blue - like he did in his last run - that could transform Texas politics for decades. We neeeeeeeeed the Senate!!! McConnell's got to go.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Indygram
(2,113 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
kag
(4,079 posts)I hope to HELL she wins. I have a LOT of family members in Texas who are going to vote for her.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Let Beto find something else.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
IndyOp
(15,535 posts)and I hope she kicks Cornyn's ass in the upcoming election. If MJ gets into the Senate then we get another powerful "Ann Richards" figure.
Seriously - there is enough going on these days that I forget stuff. Did not mean to overlook MJ. I don't have a preference of Beto over MJ.
I am a woman, I actively support potential and current female leaders, and I forget stuff.
Sorry.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
JI7
(89,283 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
dalton99a
(81,680 posts)a machine designed by Karl Rove
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Renew Deal
(81,895 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Partisan D
(43 posts)And still support Biden and Sanders more.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Indygram
(2,113 posts)And they aren't getting polled because they are out knocking on doors for Beto already.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Partisan D
(43 posts)This is a good case study for someone, someday. I don't know what happened. Enthusiasm and support was actually... something else??
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
pangaia
(24,324 posts)But, I could be wrong.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Skittles
(153,261 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
JGug1
(320 posts)Funny how hard to know what is real and what is bs. One poll has O'Rourke showing best of any of them against Trump, double digit lead. I missed his CNN town hall last night, unfortunately but reports I read had him doing very well. I kind of suspect that reports of his demise are more than a bit premature.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tarheel_Dem
(31,250 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
MrsCoffee
(5,803 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Tarheel_Dem
(31,250 posts)primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Amimnoch
(4,558 posts)Still think he's our BEST chance of winning.
-The ONLY candidate that actually puts Texas in play.
-Not only does it put Texas in play for the presidency, his being on the national ticket would be mutually beneficial for both us nationally, and taking Cornyn out of the Senate seat in Texas. Hegar is drumming up some energy. Beto on the national ticket would get Texans out to vote for him helping Hegar out, and the energy Hegar is raising would help him get over that threshold to pull in Texas' 38 electoral votes.
If we get the Texas 38, it's over for Trump.. don't need anyone else.. don't need those trump states in the mid-west, don't need florida. If we can get some of those too.. then bonus.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
crazytown
(7,277 posts)The fact that this Daily Beast article exists, and is reposted here is proof positive of that. Beto was impressive on CNN. Unlike the 0%'er candidates, he is still in with a shot.
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
Gothmog
(145,805 posts)Beto did have a good town hall on CNN. No matter what, Beto should get more votes than sanders in the Texas primary and may keep sanders under the 15% threshold for delegates
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
Indygram
(2,113 posts)eom
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided
RLG
(314 posts)Shouldn't you be pushing your candidate instead of posting negative stories?
What does your guy stand for and where is he in the polls?
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided