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pnwmom

(109,031 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:31 PM Nov 2018

On the upside, Beto will be entirely free to campaign for President now

and is likely at the very least to be a VP nominee.

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On the upside, Beto will be entirely free to campaign for President now (Original Post) pnwmom Nov 2018 OP

Bring it on - will happy to meet him if/when he starts making trips to Iowa. bullwinkle428 Nov 2018 #1

How about Governor of Texas? LisaM Nov 2018 #2

how quickly we forget about Kamala, Booker and Elizabeth Demovictory9 Nov 2018 #3

They can run too. Lots of people will run. I plan on supporting Tom Steyer. (eom) StevieM Nov 2018 #5

New blood question everything Nov 2018 #9

Guess I'll keep my BETO sign dusted off. n/t Liberal In Texas Nov 2018 #4

To be fair the Junior Senator from Ill. campaigned and won in 2008. joshcryer Nov 2018 #6

Beto is de facto leading dem prez candidate, IMO AlexSFCA Nov 2018 #7

He just lost against a guy everyone hated Polybius Nov 2018 #8

bullwinkle428

(20,632 posts)

1. Bring it on - will happy to meet him if/when he starts making trips to Iowa.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:33 PM

Nov 2018

LisaM

(27,875 posts)

2. How about Governor of Texas?

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:33 PM

Nov 2018

Although it's not a position with much power.

Demovictory9

(32,521 posts)

3. how quickly we forget about Kamala, Booker and Elizabeth

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:33 PM

Nov 2018

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

5. They can run too. Lots of people will run. I plan on supporting Tom Steyer. (eom)

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:34 PM

Nov 2018

question everything

(47,660 posts)

9. New blood

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:44 PM

Nov 2018

Liberal In Texas

(13,643 posts)

4. Guess I'll keep my BETO sign dusted off. n/t

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:34 PM

Nov 2018

joshcryer

(62,287 posts)

6. To be fair the Junior Senator from Ill. campaigned and won in 2008.

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:34 PM

Nov 2018

Had he won he could've still ran.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

7. Beto is de facto leading dem prez candidate, IMO

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:36 PM

Nov 2018

If he almost won Texas that he probably will by 2020, he can landslide any swing state.

Polybius

(15,578 posts)

8. He just lost against a guy everyone hated

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 11:42 PM

Nov 2018

How can he possibly carry his home state against Trump? Biden 2020.

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