Beto is running for governor

[Anonymous]

Tough odds but I'm glad he's trying. Seems like he's a good candidate - esp since he's spent the last few years doing voter outreach

Terrible presidential campaign but I don't think - I don't think? - that sullied his prospects beyond repair

[Anonymous]

I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

Trump is a rich white man who went to a posh boarding school and univ. But, Trumpsters still love him. The difference is that Beto is not an ahole jerk who caters to other ahole jerks. Oh, you mean Dems won't vote for him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

I am OP - and I agree in some ways. But I don't think Beto is a McAuliffe clone in any way. McAuliffe seemed tired and out of ideas. He's old, he's a Clinton buddy. He just seems like someone whose time has passed. I think Beto is more energetic and engaged (and he's younger). He's actually been out doing voter outreach for the last few years - not doing whatever McAuliffe was doing between terms.

I don't know if he's the guy. His presidential run suggests that he's not quite as compelling as he might once have seemed. But I don't think he's just some rich white guy who thinks he can walk into office because of course he can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

The problem with the Democrats is that token diversity isn't winning them anything more than bonus points to let them pat their backs in delusion. Non white voters are increasingly not buying the "vote for me because look how diverse we are!" selling point. Put it this way, most Hispanic voters aren't flocking to the polls just because the Democrats nominate a non-white person for the role. The Republicans are making big gains among Hispanic voters in Florida and now Texas

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Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

Trump is a rich white man who went to a posh boarding school and univ. But, Trumpsters still love him. The difference is that Beto is not an ahole jerk who caters to other ahole jerks. Oh, you mean Dems won't vote for him?

But you aren’t competing against Trump. You are competing against a generally successful governor who went to a Texas university, is married to a Hispanic woman and is, oh by the way, in a wheelchair. Cute kennedy-esque Beto needs more than charm.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

I am OP - and I agree in some ways. But I don't think Beto is a McAuliffe clone in any way. McAuliffe seemed tired and out of ideas. He's old, he's a Clinton buddy. He just seems like someone whose time has passed. I think Beto is more energetic and engaged (and he's younger). He's actually been out doing voter outreach for the last few years - not doing whatever McAuliffe was doing between terms.

I don't know if he's the guy. His presidential run suggests that he's not quite as compelling as he might once have seemed. But I don't think he's just some rich white guy who thinks he can walk into office because of course he can.

I’m not saying he is a clone of Terry. But among moderates, the similarities between McAuliffe and Youngkin in terms of where they live, where their kids went to school, etc. cut against Terry. It muted his efforts to cast a Youngkin as an evil rich white guy cuz, look in the mirror. I don’t think the candidate has to be a minority but I do think Abbott is a formidable candidate in a right leaning state. And the media is wrong. Texas is still VERY red. So the Democratic candidate needs to be a real force.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

I am OP - and I agree in some ways. But I don't think Beto is a McAuliffe clone in any way. McAuliffe seemed tired and out of ideas. He's old, he's a Clinton buddy. He just seems like someone whose time has passed. I think Beto is more energetic and engaged (and he's younger). He's actually been out doing voter outreach for the last few years - not doing whatever McAuliffe was doing between terms.

I don't know if he's the guy. His presidential run suggests that he's not quite as compelling as he might once have seemed. But I don't think he's just some rich white guy who thinks he can walk into office because of course he can.

I’m not saying he is a clone of Terry. But among moderates, the similarities between McAuliffe and Youngkin in terms of where they live, where their kids went to school, etc. cut against Terry. It muted his efforts to cast a Youngkin as an evil rich white guy cuz, look in the mirror. I don’t think the candidate has to be a minority but I do think Abbott is a formidable candidate in a right leaning state. And the media is wrong. Texas is still VERY red. So the Democratic candidate needs to be a real force.

Yeah Abbott is formidable. But he is the incumbent and Beto would be the challenger, so it's a very different position from Youngkin. Also while Youngkin whitewashed his positions so they could be appealing to moderate voters, Abbott isn't able to do that. I'm not disagreeing that this is going to be a hard race and it's unlikely Beto will win - I just think that it's sort of nonsensical to draw parallels to this race and Virginia. Virginia was really different. I don't see Beto running on an anti-Trump campaign when he has an actual Abbott to run against - and he seems aware that he has to run on being able to provide things to Texans that they really want, not just some boogeyman.

I hope anyway!

[Anonymous]

This should be a winning argument for Beto in Texas. LOL.

[Anonymous]

This is horrible news for Democrats. Beto is going to vacuum up $100,000,000 is donations from progressives around the country that could have gone to winnable races.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am going to give some tough love here. He isn’t that impressive. He doesn’t impress with intelligence or vision. And regardless of his nickname, he is a rich white boy who went to a posh boarding school. I think the party should learn from Virginia. By now, the Democratic Party needs to offer something other than a rich white guy if it is going to succeed in convincing people it is the party of diversity.

Trump is a rich white man who went to a posh boarding school and univ. But, Trumpsters still love him. The difference is that Beto is not an ahole jerk who caters to other ahole jerks. Oh, you mean Dems won't vote for him?

But you aren’t competing against Trump. You are competing against a generally successful governor who went to a Texas university, is married to a Hispanic woman and is, oh by the way, in a wheelchair. Cute kennedy-esque Beto needs more than charm.

Yea, I know who he is competing against. My point is that they will support Abbott over Beto because Abbott isn't your rich white dude, but they seem to have no problems supporting Trump who is a rich white dude. you don't see the double standard there? The only thing that intersects Abbott and Trump is that both are willing to cater to aholes.

[Anonymous]

Beto reminds me of John Edwards. Pretty boy. Truly, I think we need a really strong candidate with a solid record of doing something significant. He looks and feels like a lightweight.

[Anonymous]

I just said he was a lightweight and I think it is worth explaining that I think Matthew McConahey is almost equal to Beto in seriousness. I think he is a terrible candidate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is horrible news for Democrats. Beto is going to vacuum up $100,000,000 is donations from progressives around the country that could have gone to winnable races.

Like Cunningham, Gideon, and McGrath vacuumed up $100,000,000 each in donations in their 'winnable' races? Please. He's allowed to run.

Democrat Cunningham raises record $28.3M in third quarter for bid against Tillis

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/519216-democrat-cunningham-raises-283-million-in-third-quarter-for-bid-against

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just said he was a lightweight and I think it is worth explaining that I think Matthew McConahey is almost equal to Beto in seriousness. I think he is a terrible candidate.

Ossoff was a lightweight and now he's U.S. Senator until 2027. I think Beto won't win - but its Texas, at least he's trying.