2020 Democratic presidential primary

the dog has been oppressed by late capitalism

That dog was paid a cool mil to help Beto look more authentic, he's doing just fine.

what's a dog gonna do with a million simoleons

I like how in that Beto documentary he supposedly just makes his entire family cry constantly. I assume that includes the dog.

The dog cries on command, truly a master thespian

i've got no issues with beto. He seems like an earnest person. My only reservation is (perceived) lack of experience but clearly that is no barrier to entry to the presidency these days. In fact, now, I really don't care who runs in the primary; the more the merrier. I'm sure four or five will drop out by summer (Gabbard, Hickenlooper...I don't see these campaigns going anywhere).

watching this dude stumping in a cafe rn and not sure I can handle his constant emphatic arm-flailing

looks like he's trying to flag down a rescue plane

O'Rourke seems like a perfectly nice person. But he still believes that the Republicans can be trusted and dealt with, so fuck him.

On O’Rourke, remember: “it worked before” doomed a lot of poker games and marriages.

— Richard M. Nixon (@dick_nixon) March 14, 2019

I find it a bit odd in the woke age that the discourse around Mayor Pete has had little to do with him being an Out Gay Presidential Candidate and 100% to do with him having the word "Butt" in his name.

It’s not pronounced “butt gag,” it’s pronounced “booty-judge”

But he still believes that the Republicans can be trusted and dealt with, so fuck him.

Trusted, no, but you have to deal with them. Hence our current situation, where the Dems took back the house ... and we still can't surmount GOP bullshit.

Haven’t heard back from @BetoORourke’s team yet on his key policy priorities

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 14, 2019

bringing people together-- what more do you need?

judging from his record, beto's policy priorities are republican until proven otherwise

DIY

Beto O’Rourke speaks in Iowa after launching his 2020 bid: “We have the single greatest mechanism to call forth the genius of our fellow human beings. This democracy … can bring the ingenuity, the creativity, the resolve of an entire country” https://t.co/vjldpxJmP9 pic.twitter.com/Iwfs5Yr7TC

— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 14, 2019

why have we not been using this thing?

sure, whatever, dude - just give us an idea of how many poor people both foreign and domestic are likely gonna die of preventable causes on your watch so the voters can make an informed choice pls

that's some "where wings take dream" level shit right there

i like how julian castro is from texas, has cabinet experience, is actually pushing progressive policies, and could be the first mexican-american president, and natl dems are tripping over their dicks to push beto o'rourke

i am enjoying mentally mangling these posts:

the dog has been oppressed by late capitalism
― shoulda zagged (esby), Thursday, March 14, 2019

That dog was paid a cool mil to help Beto look more authentic, he's doing just fine.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, March 14, 2019

what's a dog gonna do with a million simoleons
― j., Thursday, March 14, 2019

The dog cries on command, truly a master thespian
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Thursday, March 14, 2019

i think the 'actually pushing progressive policies' part is key there xp

Beto's slogan should be "I look super impressive compared to Ted Cruz."

Beto is a proven fundraiser, which is natl dems care about

Beto's slogan should be, "I look super impressed with myself."

xp all they care about

Beto's slogan should clearly be "you can BETOn me!"

This election has Silent Generation candidates, Baby Boomer candidates, Gen X candidates, and Millennial candidates. If we can get Jimmy Carter to run for another term, we can bring in the Greatest Generation.

— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) March 14, 2019

i dunno how impressive it's possible to look next to ted cruz when ted cruz (TED CRUZ ffs) has already beaten you once

as impressive as Bernie looks next to Hillary?

It is kind of funny how Beto's stock fell so rapidly once he was taken out of that context.

well he won’t be running only in texas this time...

He needs to watch his head angle as a tall person too, total cave view.

Never saw this guy speak at length until today and wow its kind of embarrassing how thirsty he comes off

the problem w/ politicians -- even most of the "good" ones -- is they are nearly all massive egotists (egoists?)

EGOTists

He has a bad coach. In older videos he didn't overgesticulate like that in place of something material to say.

Trump’s second term gon be wild as hell

Yglesias in December '18, damning him, faintly:

All that said, O’Rourke basically has the voting record of someone capable of threading the needle between grassroots enthusiasm and swing voter acceptability that you would need to mount a credible statewide campaign in Texas.

He'll make a good VP for Harris.

I don't like Harris but at least she talks policy.

In that Wapo articles that talks about him also being shitty to his staff and wanting to run for congress when his wife was pregnant with their first kid and crying, this was the part that made me totally over him:

“I’m having a super hard time right now,” O’Rourke said at one point, driving himself to a campaign event. “To have like the Wall Street Journal reporter asking me 50 questions in an hour to then, right away, sit down in front of the NPR reporter and dance for a little while in front of him. And then, don’t eat, get up and go into this town hall and try to be genuine and direct with people. There’s just no time for your brain to relax and unclench and it . . .” He closed the thought with a vulgarity.

That he brought up not being able to eat!!!

what a fucking baby

speaking of which, wtf is this shit

Beto tells a coffee shop crowd that he just talked with his wife, Amy. “She is raising, sometimes with my help,” their three kids. Then says he’s running for president for his kids, and theirs.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 14, 2019

fucking christ. It drives me crazy when men act like their help in raising their kids is a supplemental perk on an hourly basis.

He'll make a good VP for Harris.

― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:43 AM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I don't like Harris but at least she talks policy.

― Simon H., Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:44 AM

otm

- Look. We're trying everything to beat Trump. Would you take a male candidate?

- I'm open to it.

- What if he's white?

- Like I said, I'll look at all the candidates...

- Christian? Heterosexual?

- OK?

- From the Republic of Texas?

- GODDAMMIT.

xxp eh, that's just a hamhanded pol joke these guys tell to credit their wives. it's intended to ingratiate but corny af

oh, but i hear it every day in how actively married men say "oh, i've got the the kids tonight/this weekend." Like bitch, you should have your damn kids all the time.