Analysis: Why Beto O’Rourke is struggling to rekindle his 2018 spark
Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas during a campaign stop. By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 29 at 1:10 PM Now that he’s running for president, Beto O’Rourke is not having the reception he had hoped for.
Most candidates have a deciding period on whether to run for president. But most don’t document every thought they have about it on social media. In his Senate race, O’Rourke was the most successful candidate arguably ever in using social media to make a national name for himself. But after that race, he provided a cautionary tale of such fame: There’s such a thing in politics as too much sharing.
Ted Cruz: One thing to consider is the backdrop by which voters are gauging O’Rourke. In 2018, he was running to unseat one of the most unpopular Republican politicians in the nation. The prospect of unseating Cruz in Texas of all places was exciting, so exciting that Democrats across the country with less-interesting races gave their money to O’Rourke.
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