Beto O'Rourke Qualifies for Fall Debates

[liskddksil]

Link to tweet

[left-of-center2012]

1. He should rent a bus and do a 50 state tour

Go Beto! Go!

[qazplm135]

2. eh, he should stay if he wants to

but I think he's had enough time to break out, and I just don't see a path where he does.

He'd probably be better off reconsidering a Senate run in 2020.

[liskddksil]

5. Texas already has a great Senate candidate in MJ Heger

Beto is needed at the national level and will help flip Texas Blue and put the White House completely out of reach for Trump.

[qazplm135]

6. I mean judging by his precipitous fall in the polling and fundraising

apparently the national level doesn't think it needs him.

You can't flip Texas blue if you can't get over 2 percent in polling and raise about as much money as Corey Booker does.

[liskddksil]

7. Ask Presidents Joe Lieberman (2004) and Hillary Clinton (2008) about how little

polling 6 months before the first votes have been cast matters.

[qazplm135]

8. lol

Clinton was always in the top two and came this close to winning.
Lieberman was on top for what a couple of months and then he too fell down precipitously.

But please, the number of folks who come from 1-2 percent in the polling at this point, and not just one poll, consistently over several months...to winning the presidential nomination is a very very very small number.

Tell ya what...1000 bucks to your favorite charity, 10 bucks to my favorite charity that O'Rourke doesn't even reach the top five at any point in the future. Deal?

[liskddksil]

9. Trump nt

[qazplm135]

10. sucks

but other than that don't get your point.

[liskddksil]

11. was definitely not the front-runner and around 2% in July 2015.

[qazplm135]

14. Wrong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationwide_opinion_polling_for_the_2016_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries

In the month of July 2015 he ranged from a low of 13 percent to a high of 31 percent (2X) in a total of 18 polls taken in the month of July 2015.

His polling average of those 18 polls was: 21 percent.

So, no, not around 2 percent.

And he was the front runner in 15 of those 18 polls.

[tritsofme]

3. They really need to let major candidates debate each other

By fall especially, they should be paring down minor candidate participation.

There are just too many people, if the minor candidates want to keep playing president, that’s fine, but I think it is critical to get the candidates with a real chance on the stage together.

[liskddksil]

4. That is what is happening. Polling and donor thresholds were increased for the Fall debates nt.

[bluewater]

12. K&R

Good for Beto!

The media is pushing a narrative that's he's done based on one debate.

I am not buying it.

[Indygram]

15. Neither are all of these people who made videos about why they support Beto

I support him for a lot of reasons...but if I had to pick one word...Hope. I don't get even a sliver of that from any of the others. Not even a drop. After Trump...America NEEDS hope.

https://betoorourke.com/believe/

[W_HAMILTON]

13. Nifty Twitter account -- thanks for the heads up!

[liskddksil]

16. You're welcome! nt

[wildflower]

17. Excellent

Thanks!

[RLG]

18. I'm happy for him.

nt

[MustLoveBeagles]

19. This is good news

He's not done yet.