Posted on 11/30/2018 10:58:47 AM PST by simpson96
WASHINGTON — For all the buzz Beto O'Rourke has gotten about a possible White House bid since his near miss against Sen. Ted Cruz this month, some Democrats are also starting to scoff.
If O'Rourke couldn't win in his home state, this line of reasoning goes, how could he hope to beat Donald Trump in 2020?
"If Beto O'Rourke wants to go and run for president, God bless him, he should put his hat in and make his case. But, he lost. You don't usually promote a loser to the top of party," Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday on MSNBC, becoming the highest-profile Democrat yet to air doubts about the excitement swirling around El Paso congressman.
On Thursday, a report surfaced that the youth wing of the New Hampshire Democratic Party has invited the Texan to meet voters in the state that hosts the first primary of 2020. The O'Rourke camp hasn't responded.
Iowa Democrats have already expressed interest in getting a glimpse. Some even mistakenly thought they had a few weeks ago, prompting comparisons between Beto-mania and Beatlemania.
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So, Rahm is boosting AOC?
She won.
Illary lost a few times and she got the nomination. Just sayin
Unless it's Hillary, then you let her run as many times as she wants because they have so much dirt on everyone.
Boom!!!
‘You don’t usually promote a loser’
Except Hillary.
"The names Francis O'Rourke. But everyone calls me Beto."
But you’re backing Hillary?
I thought Beto's real name was Mr. Earl.
Comments like this will only help O’Roarke. Very Obamaesque here. Recall the Hillary backing Dem establishment belittling the kenyan in 2008, too.
He is going Clinton or someone in the old guard
They really need to do an Elizabeth Warren-style DNA test on Beto to see if he is at least 1/1000th Hispanic. If so, he’s got a shot. :)
Rahm blocking for Hillary?
“You don’t usually promote a loser.”
How then does one explain the continued existence of the Democratic Party? It’s a coalition of losers. A “big tent” for lunatics, traitors and freeloaders.
“Rahm Emanuel rejects Beto O’Rourke 2020 buzz: ‘You don’t usually promote a loser’”
Popcorns anyone?
The rats don’t need much to emotionally invest in the “next JFK.” For reference see Kerry, John F, Hart, Gary and here in California, Tunney, John. So the fact that he was a lightweight backbencher in Congress doesn’t count against him. See: Obama, Barry. But.... this time out I’d be willing to bet that straight white male isn’t how the rats are going to play this one
So ... that means Hillary should not run in 2020 cuz she lost twice already.
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