By the Numbers: Beto O'Rourke Rambles On as National Buzz Fades

[TexasTowelie]

If Beto O'Rourke drives to a coffee shop or college campus and cable news doesn't mention it, does he make a sound?

O'Rourke's been running for president now, at least officially, for just more than a month. During those first 32 days, his campaign is happy to tell you, the former U.S. House representative from El Paso has done a lot of driving, 3,791 miles to be exact, and visited a lot of cities (63).

The man who almost beat Ted Cruz has been on the road for more than three weeks in the last month, visiting 11 states and the District of Columbia. As he did during his Senate campaign against Cruz, O'Rourke has documented his travels all the way on social media, too.

O'Rourke is following his playbook, taking questions at town halls, answering them in English and Spanish and making sure everyone knows he isn't taking any money from political action committees, corporations or lobbyists. He's even visited every one of New Hampshire's 10 counties, 10 months before the state's February 2020 Democratic primary.

Read more: https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/beto-orourkes-early-presidential-campaign-by-the-numbers-11641532

[Mike Nelson]

1. Sounds negative, but...

… this may be the way to go... talk to real early primary voters - before another chat with Joe and Mika...

[Indygram]

2. He did go on AxeFiles, which is available on iTunes and Spotify

It was really excellent.

[Indygram]

3. I read that he's going to be in Las Vegas on the 26th

So he must be heading west.

[ananda]

4. Sounds like he's having conversations on a personal level!

I like this..

[Indygram]

5. Here is an example of the kind of candidate Beto is

This woman misunderstood what he meant in his stump speech about how the jail ends up being one of the top providers of mental health care. He was trying to say that a lot of people with serious mental illnesses will purposely get arrested in order to get help because they don't have adequate health care. So after he clarified what he meant and answered her question he told her that he wanted her to give her contact information to his campaign so they would reach out and get her input and ideas about disabilities. This is what she tweeted about it:

Link to tweet

[helpisontheway]

6. I'm actually glad he is doing that. Obama was in Iowa meeting families

on a personal level. Media wrote him off...Impressive but does not have a chance against the Clinton “machine”. They were wrong..