Opinion: Beto O'Rourke's campaign for president looks a lot like his failed Senate run, writes KarlRove
Human nature being what it is, many candidates run for office the same way they did the last time. Take the 15th Democratic presidential candidate, former Rep. Robert Francis O’Rourke.
When Mr. O’Rourke ran for the U.S. Senate in Texas in 2018, he was an energetic, charismatic campaigner who visited all 254 counties in the state. He gave inspirational speeches to Democrats, heavy on appeals for unity and optimism but generally devoid of substance. He relied on breathlessly positive press coverage while adroitly using social...Beto O’Rourke was pipped to the post by Texas Senator Ted Cruz last year.
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