Beto O'Rourke campaigns in Iowa following the launch of his 2020 Democratic bid
BURLINGTON, Iowa - Beto O’Rourke launched a run on Thursday for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, hoping his message and the fame gained from his unsuccessful election challenge against U.S. Senator Ted Cruz in Texas last year set him apart from a diverse field.
Unlike many of his opponents who launched campaigns while barely registering in public opinion polls, O’Rourke begins in sixth place in the RealClearPolitics average of polls, receiving an average of 5 percent. He lands squarely in the middle of an internal party debate about whether to nominate a liberal firebrand or a centrist. O’Rourke, who critics say has offered little details about where he stands on myriad issues, will face a test on whether he can match up with policy heavyweights like Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.
O’Rourke premised much of his appeal in the Senate race on his refusal to accept money from political action committees, and instead raised $80 million from small-dollar donors, a national record for a Senate bid. He also ran a campaign staffed by volunteers instead of political professionals. “I’m not big on labels,” O’Rourke told reporters in December when asked whether he could be considered a progressive.
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