Enough with the Beto for Prez stuff. He is NOT running. Has said so. And he shouldn't.

[LBM20]

He has said NO. So it all needs to end. He isn't running and has said so.

He should run against Cornyn in 2 years. Enough already.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Well, I guess you settled that.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

15. +1. N/t

[BannonsLiver]

18. +1

Some of these proclamations are fear based IMO. Fear he might beat the preferred candidates of those who are really invested in him not running. From my perspective the more the merrier.

[JHan]

26. yup

[treestar]

31. +1

I see it as thinking he is a threat to another favorite.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm inclined to agree, my dear LBM20.

I think he should be a Senator first, and then run. The way Obama did it.

He's young and he needs to build a foundation.

We can wait.

[Power 2 the People]

8. +1

[Wintryjade]

3. VP or I agree, against Cornyn though he is not disliked as much as Cruz. Yes, he has said.

Emphatically, three or four times.

[oasis]

4. Cornyn's probably plotting a Leann Tweeden type setup for Beto.

Beware!

[GaYellowDawg]

5. I want him as VP on a Harris-O'Rourke ticket.

Can you imagine how thoroughly they would demolish Trump/Pence in debates?

[Lisa0825]

7. I could get behind either of them in any combination :-)

[Lisa0825]

6. He said he would not run, assuming he'd be in office as Senator.

The point was that if elected, he would serve out his term not spend most of it running for another office.

I have an "insider" friend who has been telling me for months now that many big wig Dems were ready to court him for 2020 if he lost.

[Garrett78]

12. I'm pretty sure he's made it clear since losing to Cruz that he's not running for president.

[Lisa0825]

14. No, actually he left the door open. nt

[Polybius]

19. I'm iffy with candidates likely to lose their home state

Put him on the VP ticket in 2024 after he wins a statewide election.

[treestar]

32. why is that a thing?

It isn't anymore. Then we could not take advantage of any red state talent.

[Garrett78]

24. "I will not be a candidate for president in 2020. That's as definitive as those sentences get."

That's what he said 1 day before the election, so I was wrong about it being after the election. But I'm sure he'd say the same thing now.

https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/beto-orourke-says-he-will-not-run-for-president-in-2020

And this is what he said about a week before the election:

Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) addressed rumors that he might be eyeing a presidential run in 2020, saying, “It’s a definitive no.”

“The answer is no,” he said during a town hall in McAllen, Texas on Thursday evening. “Our children are 11, they’re 10, and they’re 7 years old. We’ve told them we’re going to take these almost two years out of our life to run this race, and then we’re devoted and committed to being a family again.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/beto-orourke-presidential-run-donald-trump_us_5bc91cf1e4b0d38b587667ef

[Lisa0825]

20. FWIW, I am not pushing him for President. However....

I learned my lesson back when I said it was too soon for Obama.

From Beto's thank-you email to his supporters:

Just know that I want to be part of the best way forward for this country -- whatever way I can help in whatever form that takes. Know that I am honored to have run this campaign with you and that I want to continue to honor and be honest to what was powerful about it.

For the time being, I am going to focus on being a better dad to our kids who have not had much of one for the last 22 months.

door = open

[dweller]

9. no

people here will post whatever they want to, been that way forever

you can ignore posts

✌🏼️

[In It to Win It]

10. He won't win against Cornyn

[sarcasmo]

11. Bernie Independent Sanders, is that you?

[blue cat]

13. When did he say so?

I hadn’t seen anything that confirms whether he is running or not.

[BannonsLiver]

17. He said it 48 hours before the election

He may or may not run, but only those hopelessly naive or political neophytes would take such a proclamation right before an election as the final word on the subject.

[BannonsLiver]

16. Nah, I think I'll comtinue to talk about him re:2020

But thanks for the tip.

[Bradshaw3]

21. Politicians can change their minds and DUers can discuss it if they want to

He may not run but he certainly would be a qualified candidate based on several factors and I think would have a good chance to win and be a great President. So there.

[jcgoldie]

22. Thanks for the advice.

Beto for President.

[Tiggeroshii]

23. He is a Dem that won 48% of tx

Pretty sure he could win pa mi and wi...


He should run!

[Awsi Dooger]

25. That would be a conventional wisdom disaster

He would lose to Cornyn by wider margin and the luster would be gone...probably never to return.

This fear of Beto running for president reminds me of the Trump/Scott fear of counting votes

[JHan]

27. enough already? lol

why is it bothering you so much?

"so it all needs to end".

wow. I don't mind the speculation btw. It's all expected. Why is it aggravating you so much ? It'll fizzle out if there's nothing to it anyway.

[treestar]

33. +1

Beto would beat Bernie hands down.

[BamaRefugee]

28. Yeah! Stop HOPING and DREAMING and being such damn Progressive People you guys!

You’d think this was some sort of forum for Democracy or something!

[samnsara]

29. hes inspirational for sure but still a bit untested nationally and..

..think how GREAT he will be with a cpl years to age a bit ( like in wine or cheese)….

[Gothmog]

30. Betp said that he would not run if he won the Senate

Beto is free now to run for POTUS or any other office he wants