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Michael Avenatti: Why Beto can’t win Michael Avenatti: Why Beto can’t win
Spectator ^ | 3/17/19 | Michael Avenatti

Posted on 03/17/2019 8:37:16 PM PDT by conservative98

Beto O’Rourke is many things. But he is definitely not a fighter. And that’s why it would be a huge mistake for the Democrats to nominate him to take on President Trump in 2020 for the White House. Simply put, Beto cannot beat Donald Trump. Someone else, maybe. But not Trump.

It’s not Beto’s fault he’s not a fighter. After all, he’s led a very charmed, privileged life as a white male. He’s faced very little adversity. He didn’t come from nothing. He didn’t have to fight and scrape his way to the top because of his gender or race or economic circumstances. He has no experience doing battle in high-stakes business or leading tough negotiations. He hasn’t ever fought for working people in contentious situations.

I understand why he says he wants his campaign to be only positive: he hates confrontation, because he has so little experience in it. He doesn’t like to get his uniform dirty.

Sadly, you can’t beat Trump by preaching about puppies and daisies and reciting poetry. Being positive and singing Kumbaya doesn’t work. You beat Trump only by getting down in the gutter with him, taking an enormous amount of punishment but giving more than you take. My fear is that by putting Beto up against Trump, the Democrats would be choosing one of the few politicians in America who could elevate Trump, both as a man and as a fighter. That’s because, for all Beto’s good looks, energy and enthusiasm, he comes across as a cheerleader. And a cheerleader doesn’t beat Trump.

Let me explain. Donald Trump is in many ways the kryptonite for the Democratic party.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2020election; avenatti; beto; betoorourke; election2020; julieswetnick; michaelavenatti; slipfallpornlawyer; stephanieclifford; stormydaniels; texas; trump
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1 posted on 03/17/2019 8:37:16 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Or as Mark Levin likes to call him Beto O’Dork!


2 posted on 03/17/2019 8:37:46 PM PDT by conservative98
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To: conservative98

Buff my balls vs grab them by the pussy


3 posted on 03/17/2019 8:41:39 PM PDT by 2banana (Were you)
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To: conservative98

I heard some fool Democrat may introduce a bill in the HOR to legalize voting by 10 year olds.


4 posted on 03/17/2019 8:43:38 PM PDT by fortes fortuna juvat (Civilization is held together by the hangman's noose.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

Pelosi wants the voting age lowered to 16.


5 posted on 03/17/2019 8:48:36 PM PDT by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: fortes fortuna juvat

If you are old enough for an abortion without your parents consent, or old enough to marry and have sex with a Muslim, then you should be able to vote.


6 posted on 03/17/2019 8:49:37 PM PDT by Teacher317 (We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men)
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To: conservative98

“It’s not Beto’s fault he’s not a fighter.” Really? Then who’s at fault? No one should take this clown seriously, that is both of them.


7 posted on 03/17/2019 8:55:10 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: conservative98

In this discussion, Mike Avenatti is absolutely correct.
He already sees what many others are beginning to allow themselves to see. Mike is not as liked as he was a year ago, because he and Stormy have failed to hurt the president.
That aside, his observations are astute in this instance.


8 posted on 03/17/2019 8:55:16 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: laplata

To match her IQ?

And then this from the article...

....After all, he’s led a very charmed, privileged life as a white male....

Any other white guys here had some VERY brutal times in their lives!?!?!!? Raise your hand!!

Where the #### do they get the idea that it’s all sunshine and roses being a white male.

We actually have to WORK and take care of people and see loved ones get sick and die and get sick ourselves and stress over this bill or that bill and on and on.

We don’t have the government taking care of us.

#### all this white privilege bull####.

It sickens me.


9 posted on 03/17/2019 8:55:59 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: conservative98

His entire sphele about Francis not being a fighter because he is a white male who comes from money can also be said of Trump who likewise came from a wealthy family, is also a white male, and despite fitting the same profile is in fact a fighter, so creepy porn lawyer is just trying to pile onto the talking point wagon here. This guy’s quest for relevancy seems to know no bounds.

Francis has been an aimless drifter through life. There is absolutely nothing to recommend him to the presidency.

For all of his flaws though, at least Francis isn’t a creepy porn lawyer.


10 posted on 03/17/2019 8:58:39 PM PDT by BlackAdderess (The media lies, the taxes for my working class self are lower this year. Thank you POTUS Trump!)
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To: 2banana
When O'Rourke gave his 'coming out' speech he stood on the restaurant's counter ... right next to food his audience was expected to eat... He's wants people to "breath his feet"...

Buff my balls,

Love the Cow,

Good fortune for those that do.

Love me, breathe my feet,

Democrats want gullible compromised idiots like O'Rourke running the country because he'll be easy to manipulate...

And Trump? He doesn't have fantasies about killing happy children then basking in 'the feeling' while a child screams out in pain. Trust me - Beto is nuts.

11 posted on 03/17/2019 8:58:41 PM PDT by GOPJ (More than 49 people murdered by illegals in the US where's the press outrage?)
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To: conservative98

He’s a straight white male. He will never be the 2020 nominee.


12 posted on 03/17/2019 9:00:10 PM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: dp0622

Right on!

I had the “privilege” making sacrifices, focusing on a goal even during some really tough times, paying my dues, etc.


13 posted on 03/17/2019 9:04:36 PM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: conservative98

I’m really tired of White Male bootlickers complaining about the evils of White Males. Nothing is more pathetic than a self-loathing person.


14 posted on 03/17/2019 9:05:10 PM PDT by Shadow44
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To: conservative98
For once I agree with Michael Avenatti. Except he sounds like he's trying to rehabilitate his image by being reasonable instead of insufferable.
15 posted on 03/17/2019 9:06:23 PM PDT by Widget Jr
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To: Army Air Corps

And no folks from government giving a damn about YOUR problems or adversities because of the color of your skin!!

Ain’t that a kick in the head!

#### em. We didn’t need them.

We all made good!


16 posted on 03/17/2019 9:06:28 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: conservative98

An amazingly well written and thought-out article. Maybe the Creepy Porn Lawyer has a future after all, he seems much better at opining than anything else I’ve seen him do.


17 posted on 03/17/2019 9:07:18 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: conservative98

A girly man whose real nickname is Puto, not Beto, used to wear a dress in his punk band, wrote totally perved out free verse when he was in some weird rat pack, and managed to keep all this personal garbage hidden in his Senate campaign - is a zombie going nowhere.


18 posted on 03/17/2019 9:08:16 PM PDT by Bedford Forrest (Roger, Contact, Judy, Out. Fox One. Splash one.<I>)
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To: 2banana

Great homepage.


19 posted on 03/17/2019 9:09:56 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: BlackAdderess

Trump was born into a wealthy family but his father made him work for everything. Just the other day in a speech he gave the importance of being on-site, as his father preached that you can never succeed by sitting on your butt in the office.

There’s a huge difference between Trump and O’Rourke because their family role models were on opposite ends of the spectrum even if they had similar wealth.


20 posted on 03/17/2019 9:10:31 PM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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