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5 hours ago, BradInATX said:

What's with Beto''s Spartan hat?

 

 

Beto is the furry, if the comments on the twit are correct.

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Just got an email from Beto's campaign. He's dropping out. I like him but I think it's the right call.

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Our campaign has been about seeing clearly, speaking honestly and acting decisively in the best interests of America.

Though it is difficult to accept, it is clear to me now that this campaign does not have the means to move forward successfully. My service to the country will not be as a candidate or as the nominee. Acknowledging this now is in the best interests of those in the campaign; it is in the best interests of this party as we seek to unify around a nominee; and it is in the best interests of the country. 

I decided to run for President because I believed that I could help bring a divided country together in common cause to confront the greatest set of challenges we’ve ever faced. I also knew that the most fundamental of them is fear — the fear that Donald Trump wants us to feel about one another; the very real fear that too many in this country live under; and the fear we sometimes feel when it comes to doing the right thing, especially when it runs counter to what is politically convenient or popular.

I knew, and I still know, that we can reject and overcome these fears and choose to instead be defined by our ambitions and our ability to achieve them. 

I knew that we would have to be unafraid in how we ran the campaign. We’d have to run with nothing to lose. And I knew that our success would depend not on PACs or corporations but upon the grassroots volunteers and supporters from everywhere, especially from those places that had been overlooked or taken for granted.

We should be proud of what we fought for and what we were able to achieve.

Together we were able to help change what is possible when it comes to the policies that we care about and the country we want to serve. We released the first comprehensive plan to confront climate change of any of the presidential candidates; we took the boldest approach to gun safety in American history; we confronted institutional, systemic racism and called out Donald Trump for his white supremacy and the violence that he’s encouraged against communities that don’t look like, pray like or love like the majority in this country; and we were one of the first to reject all PAC money, corporate contributions, special interest donations and lobbyist help. 

We proposed an economic program that focused on both equality and equity and would give every American the certainty that one job would be enough; and a healthcare plan that would guarantee that every one of us is well enough to live to our full potential.

We knew the only way our country would live up to its promise is if everyone could stand up to be counted. We released the most ambitious voter registration and voting rights plan, one that would bring 55 million new voters into our democracy, and remove barriers for those who’ve been silenced because of their race, ethnicity or the fact that they live with a disability.

We spoke with pride about El Paso and communities of immigrants. We elevated the plight and the promise of refugees and asylum seekers. And we proposed nothing short of rewriting this country’s immigration laws in our own image, to forever free from fear more than 11 million of our fellow Americans who should be able to contribute even more to our shared success.

And at this moment of truth for our country, we laid bare the cost and consequence of Donald Trump: the rise in hate crimes, the terror attack in El Paso, the perversion of the Constitution, the diminished standing of the United States around the world. But we also made clear the common responsibility to confront him, to hold him accountable and ensure that he does not serve another term in office. Committing ourselves to this task not as Democrats or Republicans, but as Americans first before we are anything else. 

I am grateful to each one of you, and to all the people who made up the heart and soul of this campaign. You were among the hundreds of thousands of our fellow Americans who made a donation, signed up to volunteer or spread the word about this campaign and our opportunity to help decide the election of our lifetime.

You have been with me from the beginning, through it all. I know that you did it not for me personally, not for the Democratic Party, but for our country at this defining moment. Though today we are suspending this campaign, let us each continue our commitment to the country in whatever capacity we can. 

Let us continue to fearlessly champion the issues and causes that brought us together. Whether it is ending the epidemic of gun violence or dismantling structural racism or successfully confronting climate change before it is too late, we will continue to organize and mobilize and act in the best interests of America.

We will work to ensure that the Democratic nominee is successful in defeating Donald Trump in 2020. I can tell you firsthand from having the chance to know the candidates, we will be well served by any one of them, and I’m going to be proud to support whoever that nominee is. 

And proud to call them President in January 2021, because they will win.

We must support them in the race against Donald Trump and support them in their administration afterwards, do all that we can to help them heal a wounded country and bring us together in meeting the greatest set of challenges we have ever known.

I’m confident I will see you down the road, and I look forward to that day. 

Thank you for making this campaign possible, and for continuing to believe that we can turn this moment of great peril into a moment of great promise for America and the world. 

With you always, and forever grateful.

Beto

 

 

 

Didn't have his shit together at the time he needed to have his shit together.  Hope he finds a good way to serve Texas and America.

8 minutes ago, Pancho said:

Yup

👀 at Harris, Klo, Yang, Russian, Tom

Beto still needed 2 more national polls or 2 more early-state polls to qualify for November in the next 2 weeks.  I bet Castro drops out next.  Tulsi needs 2 more polls I think but may drop out if she doesn't get it. 

Kamala, Amy, Yang and Steyer have qualified for November. 

Kamala and Pete are both 1 more national poll away from qualifying or 1 more early state poll away from qualifying for December.  Outside of Pete and Kamala, no one else is even close to qualifying for December.  (Obviously the top 3 have qualified)

 

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3 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Didn't have his shit together at the time he needed to have his shit together.  Hope he finds a good way to serve Texas and America.

This.  Had no coherent message to kickoff the campaign when he was in the strongest position and could never recover.  Additionally, he's not a strong presence in debate.  He's a fantastic stumper and can energize those he can resonate with but his broader appeal needed a harder focus and rollout.  Maybe a gubernatorial run in a couple of years. 

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I've talked to a couple of older voters who really like A-Klob.  I'm wondering if she is going to start picking off some of the runoff from the drop outs and the Biden folks. 

Just found out Rosario Dawson is Cory Booker's girlfriend and my appreciation for his candidacy increased considerably.

 

16 minutes ago, David Dennison said:

Beto's out.

Ha. I emailed them today telling him to drop out and endorse Warren. Glad he listened to the first part.

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Beto still needed 2 more national polls or 2 more early-state polls to qualify for November in the next 2 weeks.  I bet Castro drops out next.  Tulsi needs 2 more polls I think but may drop out if she doesn't get it. 

Kamala, Amy, Yang and Steyer have qualified for November. 

Kamala and Pete are both 1 more national poll away from qualifying or 1 more early state poll away from qualifying for December.  Outside of Pete and Kamala, no one else is even close to qualifying for December.  (Obviously the top 3 have qualified)

 

lub u!

3 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

Just found out Rosario Dawson is Cory Booker's girlfriend and my appreciation for his candidacy increased considerably.

 

Booker's got a damn good resume.  It's too bad he's not somewhere from the middle of the country/played tight end for Notre Dame.

2 minutes ago, SuingToGetAMessageBoard? said:

Can't wait for the DOTARD gloat tweet.  Predicting a Robert Francis comment.

I can't wait to take a bran muffin and ensure infused dump on the Dotard's grave. 

Please respect my privacy at this difficult time.

(And something weird is going on. The Slack channel for volunteer leads and staff is absolutely gobsmacked. The campaign was asking for more folks to come to Iowa for this weekend swing as little as three hours ago.)

4 minutes ago, henrygandorf said:

 

Well it was a stupid thing to say 

1 minute ago, Bama Chick said:

Except that’s not what he said.

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Is he still a viable candidate for senate after his gun stances?

Ds take the Texas house and Beto beats Danny G for Lt Governer. 

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Ideal situation is Beto will let the dust settle for a couple of weeks then come out around Thanksgiving and announce he's running for Senate. Cornyn would probably shit a brick. 

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See also Weis, Charles

If Beto jumps in on an AR-buyback policy I will donate $500 to his Senate campaign even though I prefer Sema right now (like I did in 2017).

Buttigieg to Beto supporters.

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So Biden’s comeback is Warren is more of a Republican than he is?  Okay.

7 minutes ago, Irwin F Fletcher said:

Ideal situation is Beto will let the dust settle for a couple of weeks then come out around Thanksgiving and announce he's running for Senate. Cornyn would probably shit a brick. 

Beto is done, unless you believe his newly adopted gun confiscation and let's tax churches positions will resonate in Texas.

I am starting the rumor here that Beto dropped out because his wife found out that he had an affair in Alabama.

53 minutes ago, tantric superman said:

I've talked to a couple of older voters who really like A-Klob.  I'm wondering if she is going to start picking off some of the runoff from the drop outs and the Biden folks. 

Of the candidates that are left, Klo is my first choice, projectile binders and all.

I've talked to a couple of older voters who really like A-Klob.  I'm wondering if she is going to start picking off some of the runoff from the drop outs and the Biden folks. 


I’m hearing many saying VP

"I really want to focus on my edge game. I think if I can control when I bust I'll be a more effective leader in the fight for gun safety."

He heard the news that RATM are reuniting and playing their first show in El Paso. He dropped out to get in shape for the pit. 

No way Secret Service would let him get in the pit. Smart move, Beto.

So Beto was getting about 16 points in the Texas primary, according to recent polling (a month ago).  I wonder where those points are going to go.

I agree with Ady.

Get the fuck out of grandma and grandpa's way, young pups.

20 minutes ago, Hugo Stiglitz said:

So Beto was getting about 16 points in the Texas primary, according to recent polling (a month ago).  I wonder where those points are going to go.

 

Weird how this keeps happening to the same candidate all the time.

Harris is starting to look done. A little surprising actually. 

Looking like a four horse race now. 

Joe representing the conservative Clinton type faction of the party, with Pete as the backup plan.

And Warren representing the liberal wing, backed up by the Bern. 

Should be interesting. 

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