Beto O'Rourke resumes campaign amid calls for his exit

[TexasTowelie]

Ever since the mass shooting in his home town, the media has become intrigued — once again — by Beto O’Rourke.

The question now is whether voters will give him a second look.

Initial signs for O’Rourke aren’t especially promising, as the former congressman edges closer to resuming his presidential campaign.

His numbers haven’t budged in the most recently released national polls. The latest Morning Consult poll, released Tuesday, put O’Rourke at 3 percent nationally, about the same position he held before pausing his campaign and returning to El Paso, Texas, following the shooting that left 22 people dead at a Walmart there.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/14/beto-orourke-2020-democrats-senate-run-1461533

[Funtatlaguy]

1. Who polls better vs Cornyn - Beto or MJ?

[liskddksil]

10. Beto is running for President so that question is irrelevant

A relevant question is who of the declared candidates for Texas Senate polls the best. Since it's early there has been scant polling on that matter.

[tritsofme]

18. LOL, irrelevant or inconvenient? Beto's presidential campaign is irrelevant

The question of whether he can change gears and defeat Cornyn is about the only pertinent one.

[liskddksil]

19. I don't think being tied for 5th with Mayor Pete in polling released today is irrelevant nt

[JI7]

2. fuck this shit

the amount spent on trying to push him out is disgusting.

i can understand some wanting him to run for Senate. the same goes for many other candidates but he is the only one where they put such a huge amount of focus only on trying to get him out and avoiding reporting on anything else going on.

my guess is it will get worse since he embarrassed them by calling out their bs when it comes to trump and racism.

he never has complained about the reporting on himself and probably never will.

but it's their bs way of reporting on trump that angers him. if for no other reason even just having him call out this shit makes him a valuable candidate.

[dalton99a]

4. +1. The media is actively campaigning against a good Democratic candidate - before a vote is cast.

Only the willfully blind can deny it.

[liskddksil]

5. 5 months before a vote is cast! nt

[dalton99a]

6. Disgusting.

[RLG]

20. Amen!

He planted the seeds with his Senate run in Texas for another candidate or candidate to take off.

Also, if the MSM isn't pushing Buttigieg or Castro out of the race, why are they doing this to O'Rourke?

It makes one wonder.

[Skittles]

22. I am fed up with hearing the same from DUers

[dalton99a]

3. No Beto headline is complete without "Drop Out Now"

Who calls for his exit? Why? Why now? Why only him? Does he have leprosy or a felony record?

[liskddksil]

7. They tend to usually have other candidates faces under their posts for some reason?

What could it be?

[dalton99a]

8. +1. There is a negative feedback loop that amplifies

no matter what he does

[SouthernProgressive]

9. It wouldn't bother me if he dropped out.

But I do like having him in the race. I also think it shows his fight. Not just when he is getting love from every Democrat in the country like he did when he was against Cruz. That really speaks well to his character. He is a great voice for us and will play a big role moving forward.

[liskddksil]

11. That's good because Beto is not dropping out! nt

[SouthernProgressive]

12. I'll let him decide when the right time to drop out is.

Neither of us have the ability to do otherwise.

[liskddksil]

13. After 8 years kicking it as President sounds good. nt

[SouthernProgressive]

14. I think he will be ready for it down the road.

This is a great test drive for him. He is a great spokesman for us.

[andym]

15. His polling is up in the latest YouGov poll.

After passionately calling Trump out in El Paso. He won't be exiting the race anytime soon. I look forward to great things from him.

[TexasTowelie]

16. Okay, he jumped up to 5% in the YouGov poll.

I expect that it will continue to go up and that he will be featured in the September debate so he catch some more upward momentum. Depending upon his performance relative to the others, I could see where he might surpass Buttigieg and Harris to move into fourth place. At that point, Beto will be the young, alternative to the 70+ candidates.

This race is far from over and Beto has the ability to gain traction over the next few more months. The discussion about him withdrawing is because every other candidate realizes that he has the potential to surge

[dalton99a]

17. "We Need You in The Senate" is now a constant theme on his social media accounts

and it's not hard to figure out who they support. The trolls are not just Russian bots and Republicans