Democrat O'Rourke presidential bid draws $6.1 million in first 24 hours

[EnigmaO01]

I find the fact that people are excited by the amount of money a candidate has raised repulsive!

You obviously don't know how important money is in a political campaign.

 

[EnigmaO01]

Beto is a DINO...Democrat in name only

Beto O’Rourke frequently voted for Republican legislation, analysis reveals | US news | The Guardian

Could also mean he's not a partisan hack that could actually work across the aisle.

 

[Vidi]

Could also mean he's not a partisan hack that could actually work across the aisle.

Or it could mean he’s another Hillary Clinton, who campaigns as a liberal but votes exactly as the corporate sponsors demand.

 

[EnigmaO01]

Or it could mean he’s another Hillary Clinton, who campaigns as a liberal but votes exactly as the corporate sponsors demand.

Isn't he the one that said we need to tear down any present walls between Mexico and the U.S.? That's hardly anything close to a republican.

 

[Vidi]

Isn't he the one that said we need to tear down any present walls between Mexico and the U.S.? That's hardly anything close to a republican.

Trump said Mexico would pay for the wall.

Politicians say what they need to say to get elected. I look at the voting record. The voting record says NOT AUTHENTIC

In fact, it’s screaming it.

 

[beefheart]

Actually...Beto did surprisingly well against Cruz considering how red Texas is and continues to be...Cruz should have won in a landslide but he didn't so I wouldn't exactly say Beto got kicked in the balls by Cruz. In fact...Cruz came way too close to losing to a D and that speaks volumes as to how disliked Cruz truly is.

Exactly.

I mean....Texas.

'nuff said.

 

[Bucky]

Name a single Democrat who could have beaten Cruz in TX.

Joe Manchin is one Democrat.

 

[Surrealistik]

Democrat O'Rourke presidential bid draws $6.1 million in first 24 hours | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6.1 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign said on Monday, highlighting his fundraising prowess in a crowded field.

The former three-term Texas congressman’s haul put him at the top of a Democratic pack of more than a dozen candidates so far including Bernie Sanders, the independent U.S. senator who sought the party’s nomination in 2016. Sanders raised $5.9 million in the first 24 hours of his 2020 campaign.
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From what I've seen of him on cable TV, O'Rourke reminds me somewhat of John Kennedy. He has more charisma that the other contenders even though his answers to questions on policy positions are still weak on substance.

I'd want more details on his fundraising before I compared him to Sanders.

While the 1st-day fundraising is good, can he sustain the level of fundraising that Sanders can?

And will it be from the same broad base of small donations, or a narrower one which includes larger donations?

Beto refuses to disclose the number of individual donors at this time (if this has been disclosed since I last checked, certainly let me know) and I think it should be obvious why: because that $6.1 million almost certainly consists overwhelmingly of big/maximum donations.

No one can tell me he wouldn't have disclosed those numbers if he had anywhere close to Bernie's numbers in terms of individual donors, or the majority of that raise consisted of small donors.

 

[GreatNews2night]

I can't take Beto O'Rourke seriously. There's something about him that doesn't feel right. I don't know exactly what it is, given that I haven't really paid a lot of attention to him. But, maybe unfairly, he strikes me as phony, for some reason.

 

[Surrealistik]

I can't take Beto O'Rourke seriously. There's something about him that doesn't feel right. I don't know exactly what it is, given that I haven't really paid a lot of attention to him. But, maybe unfairly, he strikes me as phony, for some reason.

That's because he probably is.

His announce was a platitude sandwich that basically said nothing, he refuses to disclose his donor numbers, and his voting record stands in contrast to his apparent positions and general posture (that is, the last time he deigned to articulate any).

 

[Puigb]

To be fair, Trump DID beat Cruz in the republican primary, in 2016.

Although that may have been down to his staff more than himself, I dunno.

The Republican primaries is an entirely different animal than the general. Plus, 2015/2016 was an entirely different time than 2020. People have seen how Trump "governs", and they aren't liking it.

 

[austrianecon]

Democrat O'Rourke presidential bid draws $6.1 million in first 24 hours | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6.1 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign said on Monday, highlighting his fundraising prowess in a crowded field.

The former three-term Texas congressman’s haul put him at the top of a Democratic pack of more than a dozen candidates so far including Bernie Sanders, the independent U.S. senator who sought the party’s nomination in 2016. Sanders raised $5.9 million in the first 24 hours of his 2020 campaign.
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From what I've seen of him on cable TV, O'Rourke reminds me somewhat of John Kennedy. He has more charisma that the other contenders even though his answers to questions on policy positions are still weak on substance.

LOL, Ron Paul raised that..

 

[DH Kirkwood]

Bernie spent decades making sure everyone knew that while he caucused with the Democrats, he was not one of them. Then, when he decided to run, he expected the politics machine he shunned to suddenly get behind him against someone who had spent 30 years greasing the wheels of that same machine.

I love Bernie, but he was foolish to run as a Democrat.

Litterally impossible to win any other way with the system rigged towards the big two, as it is. Spiritually, I'm with the Dem-exit people, but I don't think it's practical at all. The circumstances surrounding the last presidential election gave the Green Party their best chance, but I'm not sue that Stein even managed to etch out a single point. Bernie, on the other hand, nearly close a massive gap between himself and Clinton, even despite all the ****ery that was going on.

 

[joko104]

JFK was a very intelligent man. Beto O'Rouke isn't.

 

[DH Kirkwood]

I can't take Beto O'Rourke seriously. There's something about him that doesn't feel right. I don't know exactly what it is, given that I haven't really paid a lot of attention to him. But, maybe unfairly, he strikes me as phony, for some reason.

I liked Beto well enough when he was running against one of the biggest pieces of **** in congress. I'm not even remotely interested in his run for president. He comes off as fairly decent on the surface, but the more you look at him, the more he smells like he's beholden to special interests. Among that which Surrealistik has already mentioned, Beto promised not to take money from the fossil-fuel energy, and then he broke that promise in a very sneaky, round-about way--by accepting individual donations from wealthy executives.

 

[joko104]

Beto did remarkably well for being in Texas. If he can get that close against a Republican incumbent here in Texas, I doubt he will have much trouble in swing states.

He lost in Texas and it wasn't that close, despite his father in law's billions and Democrats pouring money into the election. As massive of money as he had for Texas, it won't cover a national election. Besides, he's not running for president. He likes to think he could be the VP candidate, but really he is just keeping his name alive for the future.

 

[MauiMan]

Democrat O'Rourke presidential bid draws $6.1 million in first 24 hours | Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beto O’Rourke raised more than $6.1 million within 24 hours of announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, his campaign said on Monday, highlighting his fundraising prowess in a crowded field.

The former three-term Texas congressman’s haul put him at the top of a Democratic pack of more than a dozen candidates so far including Bernie Sanders, the independent U.S. senator who sought the party’s nomination in 2016. Sanders raised $5.9 million in the first 24 hours of his 2020 campaign.
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From what I've seen of him on cable TV, O'Rourke reminds me somewhat of John Kennedy. He has more charisma that the other contenders even though his answers to questions on policy positions are still weak on substance.

John Kennedy’s approval and popularity were far above Donald Trump’s. If Beto O’Rourke was a John Kenney he would win in a landslide. O’Rourke is no Kennedy.

 

[DH Kirkwood]

He lost in Texas and it wasn't that close, despite his father in law's billions and Democrats pouring money into the election. As massive of money as he had for Texas, it won't cover a national election. Besides, he's not running for president. He likes to think he could be the VP candidate, but really he is just keeping his name alive for the future.

Not close for Texas, really? I wasn't expecting him to win that race or anything, but it was surpisingly close, which may speak more to a failure on Cruz's part, as any sound Republican should have killed it. However, I don't think Beto has a snowball's chance at VP. The left will rally behind him for a shot at making Texas blue, but he's simply a candidate out of time when it comes to a presidential race.

 

[Airyaman]

Joe Manchin is one Democrat.

And you have evidence he would beat Cruz in TX how?

 

[j-mac]

Just the fact that Democrats are placing their hopes on a beta Male that lost his bid for Senate shows you how desperate they are....this clown show should be hilarious.

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[GreatNews2night]

Not close for Texas, really? I wasn't expecting him to win that race or anything, but it was surpisingly close, which may speak more to a failure on Cruz's part, as any sound Republican should have killed it. However, I don't think Beto has a snowball's chance at VP. The left will rally behind him for a shot at making Texas blue, but he's simply a candidate out of time when it comes to a presidential race.

Not to forget, his biggest political accomplishment to date was... to lose a race! For me, second place is for losers.

 

[Sgt Meowenstein]

Beta O'Rourke is very little chance. He gets kicked in the balls by Ted Cruz... imagine how he will do against a more... competent opponent.

He fell short by 2.6 points in TEXAS. No Democrat has come that close since 1978. That’s not a kick in the balls.

 

[Bucky]

He fell short by 2.6 points in TEXAS. No Democrat has come that close since 1978. That’s not a kick in the balls.

I didn't realize Democrats were big on moral victories.

The man lost. You don't see Republicans crowing that they didn't lose that badly against Obama in 2012.

 

[Bucky]

Not to forget, his biggest political accomplishment to date was... to lose a race! For me, second place is for losers.

Democrats are claiming that him losing was an accomplishment...Look at Al Gore's political career after 2000.

 

[yankintx]

Because its the GOP. They dont have a thing against being white or rich or old. The democrats have specifically drawn a line saying they are the party of diversity, youth, political correctness, the 99%. Everything that Biden isnt. The groping is more of an issue with Biden because its children. Trump only groped hookers that we know of.

Please provide a link to said accusations.