Posted on 02/05/2023 2:09:13 PM PST by DFG
Pair has lost five races in the past three cycles combined
Two failed Democratic political candidates will bring their experience to the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics as fellows for winter-spring seminars.
Robert O’Rourke, also known as “Beto,” recently completed a trifecta of losses — in 2018, he lost in a Texas U.S. Senate bid against Ted Cruz, in 2020 he lost in the Democratic primaries for president, and in 2022 he lost in a gubernatorial bid against Republican Greg Abbott.
Fellow Democrat Tim Ryan knows something about losing as well — he lost to political outsider J.D. Vance to become the next Ohio senator. Ryan also dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries.
Both were chosen for Pritzker Fellowships and will lead seminars on various topics for the Institute of Politics.
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