2020 Democratic presidential primary

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.

AMEN

seems like the kinda joke that plays better in texas. he should try running for office there.

I'm just making the distinction that usually when you hear men do this they are taking credit for doing so little, and here it's meant to give credit to his wife for doing more. Anyway fuck this guy

prez just now: "I've never seen so much hand movement. Is he crazy or is that just how he acts?"

wait who said that now?

Devastating Beto attack ad pic.twitter.com/UHYJ9JTP7P

— Jon Millstein (@jmillstein) March 14, 2019

the only "cool" thing about nominating a centrist cipher like Beto will be watching all the nEveR tRuMpeRs tie themselves into knots refusing to endorse him, or outright feeling they've been forced to back Trump because... something

that's going to happen w/ any Dem nominee I expect

though yes they will have to strain harder in such a case

I feel bad that I keep wanting to make "Beta O'Rourke" jokes because I should really be a better person than that by now

they will have to strain harder in such a case

I doubt it will overstrain them. Rationalizations and equivocations come easily when you keep in practice as much as they do.

i mean i guess it really is all about assuaging donor class fears of creeping socialisms or insuring consultant dorks' job security, but the DNC is just gd dumb if they think this dude is going to be the Trump slayer

DNC?

he's way too much of a newbie to be their Chosen One i'd suspect

Quick transcript of Beto O'Rourke's response on Medicare-for-all in interview with Radio Iowa -- bold is mine.

"No one person, perhaps no one party, can force the decision on this"https://t.co/82Iyrcw2IE pic.twitter.com/xlv9qlze6j

— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) March 14, 2019

Feel like I should point out that O'Rourke comes from a state where the GOP executive branch gutted Obamacare simply because it was created by a black guy it was Democrat-created plan.

labels

take a shot xp

lmao he really would be a good texas senatorial candidate

he certainly hasn't troubled himself with updating his messaging for the national stage huh