Beto O'Rourke interview with Jorge Ramos

[Indygram]

English interview here: https://www.facebook.com/RealAmericaWithJorgeRamos/videos/432811687477164/
Spanish interview here: https://www.univision.com/shows/al-punto/en-exclusiva-beto-orourke-asegura-que-presenta-una-reforma-migratoria-en-su-primer-ano-si-llega-a-la-casa-blanca-video

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Kick

[cannabis_flower]

2. Do you have a link to the whole interview?

[Indygram]

5. I didn't realize that tweet wasn't the whole interview, let me find it for you

I will add it to the main post and then reply again to you so that you know I added it.

[cannabis_flower]

6. Well...

the tweet was only 30 seconds so I was thinking it was a clip from a longer interview

[Indygram]

8. Yes it was! Thanks for letting me know!

Since I don't speak Spanish I didn't even notice. I updated the thread and added this link:

https://www.univision.com/shows/al-punto/en-exclusiva-beto-orourke-asegura-que-presenta-una-reforma-migratoria-en-su-primer-ano-si-llega-a-la-casa-blanca-video

[Honeycombe8]

3. He would make a great V.P., IMO.

But I doubt he'd be picked, if Biden gets the nomination. He's part Hispanic, he's from Texas - 2 good things. But 2 white males on the ticket I don't think will be popular.

[crazytown]

4. If Beto does get the nomination he will win

[cannabis_flower]

7. He's not hispanic

but he speaks Spanish better than Ted Cruz

[Honeycombe8]

9. I thought he was part Hispanic. No? Well, there goes one advantage I thought he had.

Oops.

[Indygram]

11. You don't have to be hispanic to appeal to hispanic people

You just have to care about people and listen and show up to hear people's concerns. Beto is all about that.

[Honeycombe8]

13. I meant strategy.

A white male nominee might need to choose a minority or female, as well as someone from a certain geographic area, to represent the Party's interests, to appeal to all the members of the Party. Af. Americans and Hispanics make up a large part of the Democratic base. And now we also have the woman push for high office.

Strategy and politics. Not that Beto would be unworthy. But there are several who are worthy and would fill the minority or female slot that is probably needed.

[Indygram]

14. Beto/Abrams 2020

Mark my word...

[Honeycombe8]

15. Is Abrams in the mix? I was hoping, but had not heard that she might. nt

[Indygram]

17. She's not running for anything

So she would be an ideal pick for either VP or heading up the DNC whenever that spot is up for grabs again.

[Honeycombe8]

18. Oh. Well, some were hoping she'd run for the U S Senate for GA.

She wouldn't say she would or would not be available to run for V P, when she was on The View, so I was hoping.

[SKKY]

19. That would be a great ticket!

[DesertRat]

20. That's not going to happen

Mark my word.

Based on current polling and trends, Beto won't make it past the first few primaries. Stacey Abrams said on the View that IF she decides to get into the 2020 race, it won't be for "second place".

[JI7]

12. he isn't Hispanic but he does have diverse supporters. one doesn't need to be part of a group

to get their support.

[dalton99a]

16. 4th generation Irish American

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beto_O%27Rourke

Robert Francis O'Rourke was born on September 26, 1972, at Hotel Dieu Hospital in El Paso, Texas to Pat Francis O'Rourke and Melissa Martha O'Rourke, née Williams.[2][3] He is a 4th generation Irish American.[4][5][6][7][8] He has two younger sisters, the younger one born intellectually impaired.[9][10][11][12][13] In his infancy, his family gave him the nickname "Beto", a common Spanish nickname for first names ending in "-berto", initially to distinguish him from his namesake grandfather.

[Indygram]

10. Yeah, he does and I think that aired on Univision

Which means he can reach out to and mobilize more hispanic voters than most candidates could. Being from a border town really, really helps him.

[dalton99a]

21. The only candidate from a border town and heavily Hispanic region

BTW The map shows Cruz's strength outside the cities. (Texas Republicans are robotic voters, and Cruz is an entrenched figure in Texas GOP politics - this is a state where some complete unknown named George P. Bush was elected Land Commissioner and reelected because of his last name, and the attorney general was reelected while under criminal indictment)

Beto changed a lot of minds in red counties during his ground campaign to add to his total

P.S. El Paso (22) ranks just below Boston (21) in population