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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He made a statement about going after Texans guns. No way he could recover from that in Texas. Which is a real shame since Abbott is one of the worst governor's in history. [/quote]

OP here... yes, I get the "going after their guns" concern, but I've heard him talk about really reasonable gun control as a 4th gen Texan. With Uvalde, El Paso, etc., I would think Texas would be more open to him. I also. just read a story that the county where Uvalde is went 60% for Abbott, so what do I know???[/quote]

There’s *nothing* reasonable about telling Texans “[i]hell YES we’re gonna take your AR15![/i]” . And that’s what he’s going to be forever known for. There’s no walking that back. Do you know how many [i]millions[/i] of Texans own an AR15? It’s THE most common rifle in Texas. Had Eugene Stoner been a Texas resident when he invented it in 1956, the state legislature would’ve made it the official firearm of the state of Texas. [/quote]

Not defending this logic but it is the reality there. This is why he lost. [/quote]

Eh, I'm not convinced of that.

I was born in El Paso and spent several years back there in my 20's. What other posters are describing here is true - Beto probably got his nickname from his nanny or housekeeper, and then he's the rich kid that left. So he has El Paso roots, but amongst a very small proportion of the population of even his hometown. We used to say El Paso was the biggest small town you would ever live in - and that was mainly due to socio-economic status. It's also a unique and isolated part of Texas that doesn't really fit into the other cities. I'm trying to remember the last time we had a prominent Democrat from Dallas or Houston try to mount any kind of statewide challenge. Because if you had roots and a career in those cities you might be able to reach across party lines.

I don't have the same visceral reaction to Beto that others do, but the fact that so many people feel the same way is an indication.

In some way, I think it's probably a good thing he was not elected governor. He would have been a failure simply because he would not have been able to accomplish anything with the Legislature and appointments only do so much. I also think he would have been in physical danger.

All that said, he got 48% of the vote against Cruz's 50% and 43% against Abbott's 54%. Those aren't exactly blowout numbers for the Republicans, but Beto wasn't the guy. If Democrats want to win a statewide election in Texas I think they will have to invest long and hard and the candidate must come from Dallas or Houston.[/quote]

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