Beto O’Rourke Is Dropping Out of the Presidential Race

NYT ^ | 11/1/19 | Alexander Burns

[conservative98]

Former Representative Beto O’Rourke of Texas is dropping out of the presidential race, ending a campaign in which he struggled for months to recapture the energy of his insurgent 2018 Senate candidacy on a national stage full of other big personalities and liberal champions.

Mr. O’Rourke made the decision to quit the race in the middle of this week, on the eve of a gathering Friday of Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa, according to people familiar with his thinking. He is not expected to run for any other office in 2020, despite persistent efforts by party leaders and political donors to coax him into

[Army Air Corps]

Oh, that’s GOLD!

[poinq]

If it weren’t for this article I would have never noticed.

[Honorary Serb]

FINALLY!!!!

[Pearls Before Swine]

Bake me a cake.

[Army Air Corps]

Clear the roads!
Bobby Frank will depressed and behind the wheel!

[LegendHasIt]

[cgbg]

We need to make sure he turns in his guns—and prescription meds—don’t want him hurting himself!

[Bommer]

DAMMIT! What am I going to do with all the extra guns I bought that he was going to take away from me?

[Bommer]

DAMMIT! What am I going to do with all the extra guns I bought that he was going to take away from me?

[notaliberal]

Is he moving to Mexico?

[Army Air Corps]

Only plastic, blunt-tipped scissors for him!

[DannyTN]

[meatloaf]

Never fear Warren is up to the job ... as soon as she finds her knee pads. Oh you said village idiot instead of town pump. Sorry ... NOT.

[DannyTN]

You beat me to it, but my send off was in Spanish.

[rhinohunter]

...and then there were 17

[Gay State Conservative]

Now Beta can get back to the only success he’s ever had in his life....as a son-in-law.

[workerbee]

#20 — priceless!!!

[Vaquero]

Is that a Beta Haiku?

[RoosterRedux]

Ah, Paddy O’Rourke, we knew ye when.

[Vaquero]