A rare blend of personal magnetism and fund-raising might makes Beto O'Rourke immediately formidable in the crowded Democratic presidential race.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> But O'Rourke faces circumstances and competition radically different from those that made him a political sensation. He can't skateboard past them as easily as in his 2018 U.S. Senate campaign.
He did it by attracting massive crowds with youthful insouciance and a hopeful, unifying message amid bitter partisan divisions. Barack Obama emerged the same way in his 2004 Democratic convention speech declaring,"There's not a liberal America and a conservative America, there's the United States of America."
Instead of Cruz, O'Rourke faces multiple rivals commanding respect and affection within the party. That list starts with Obama's former Vice President Joe Biden, who leads Democratic polls as he considers entering the contest. And Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, after decades of scholarship and work in consumer protection, has the ability to challenge O'Rourke on how his soft-focus appeals for unity can deliver concrete economic gains for struggling families. Televised debates begin in three months.
Having seen how the"conservative America" that Obama refused to recognize was able to frustrate even broadly-popular elements of his agenda, Warren now calls on Democrats to"fight" President Trump and the GOP.
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