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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPolitico - Beto-mania Sweeps Texas
It is a longshot given how deeply many Republicans cling to racism along with the fear of many men about the rising political voices of women, particularly with fear and resentment be fanned 24/7 by Sinclair Broadcasting and Fox News. But, it is nice to see real people make a difference against the RW infrastructure.
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/07/09/beto-mania-sweeps-texas-218961
FORT WORTH, Texas Beto ORourke is running to replace Ted Cruz. Literally. Sweat pours off his lean, 6-foot-4-inch frame as the El Paso Democrat jogs along the southern bank of the Trinity River surrounded by 300-odd supporters and curious voters jogging along with him. Incredibly, they have shown up at 8 a.m. on a Sunday to join him for a double shot of politics and cardio. In between panting breaths, ORourke explains to me the origins of this novel campaign event, which has him running several miles under the Texas sun, stopping in the middle to take questions and lingering at the end to pose for selfies. Some sadistic member of our team, he recalls, was like, So were doing like six town halls a day in six different counties. Were driving hundreds of miles every day, were visiting all 254 counties. What more could we do? Ah, get up earlier and have running town halls.
This, in short, is how ORourke plans to pull off his long-shot bid to take away Cruzs Senate seat: by outhustling his opponent. ORourke, a third-term congressman, often boasts that he has hired no consultants or pollsters. He is his own strategist, and his strategy is simple: campaign relentlessly, project vitality and hope his raw charisma combines in just the right proportion with anti-Cruz animus, Texas changing demographics and national Democratic momentum to put him over the top.
Its a lot to hope for. Cruz is among the countrys shrewdest politicians. He may be reviled in Washington and on the left, but his approval rating remains above water in most polls of Texas, which has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1988. Liberals have been fantasizing about turning the state blue for a decade, to no avail. And Cruz retains a double-digit lead in recent polls.
But something is catching here. Fueled by millions in small-dollar donations, ORourke is outraising Cruz. In recent weeks, President Donald Trumps policy of separating migrant families detained at the border has given his campaign a jolt of moral clarity. And voters are responding in a way that Texas Democrats say they have not seen before in modern times.
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Politico - Beto-mania Sweeps Texas (Original Post)
TomCADem
Jul 2018
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RandySF
(58,464 posts)1. We have a better shot at Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.
ananda
(28,833 posts)2. I sure would like to see Patrick and Paxton go,
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blogslut
(37,982 posts)3. I dig him
Gothmog
(144,912 posts)4. Beto at a rally in Rosenberg Texas