Beto O’Rourke 2020 campaign megathread

[RFK Jr.’s Brain Worm]

We got the fundraising numbers:

https://twitter.com/ryanobles/status/1108365181439148037

Id say this is a really great start for Beto, not only because of the fact that he outraised Sanders, but he did so with less people. This means that if Beto's campaign, if he emerges as a frontrunner, could scale rather well, and he may become a fundraising machine.

On the otherhand, this kinda plays into the idea that Beto's numbers were just larger and less plentiful, which may signify a weakness in how large his base is(of course, this is day 1, so I doubt this will stick).

Pretty good day to be a Beto supporter, Id say, and a pretty bad day to be a Sanders/Harris supporter. Now we just need Biden for the full picture.

While those are strong numbers to be sure, I think the fact that Sanders beat him in terms of the number of individual donors by almost 100K is still something to consider. Money does matter, but currently (this could change), it seems like there are more actual voters behind Sanders.

I think that’s a very valid point. It’s cool that Beto’s numbers are under $50 per person, but there’s still more Sanders folks as of now. It does put to rest the idea that all of Beto’s money came from oil tycoons dropping $2,700 per tycoon on his campaign.

Releasing things piecemeal can be a very good way to keep your name in the news. I feel like that might be what the O’Rourke campaign is trying to do.

The problem I forsee is that releasing things piecemeal gives more time for other candidates to put together attacks on you. It gives off the impression that you're not that confident. For someone like Sanders, this is some great news.

That is fair and the Sanders campaign seems to have played that to their advantage.

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Another thing, is he raising general election money? I've seen people saying that he was asking for $5600 donations, or $11200 together with a spouse. I don't think Bernie is raising general election money.

[Rookie Yinzer]

Beto will be doing EIGHT stops in South Carolina this weekend:

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108417299734777857

He will be holding three rallies the day of his official launch. The first one in El Paso, then Houston, then a nighttime rally in Austin

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108443051263971328

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108445611840409600

[Oryxslayer]

Beto will be doing EIGHT stops in South Carolina this weekend:

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108417299734777857

He will be holding three rallies the day of his official launch. The first one in El Paso, then Houston, then a nighttime rally in Austin

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108443051263971328

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108445611840409600

I want to know how many energy drinks this guy goes through in a day.

[Landslide Lyndon]

I want to know how many energy drinks this guy goes through in a day.

Inb4 Shadows says that he drinks the blood of poor people.

[Holmes]

Beto’s fundraising emails actually had a target of $50 per donor so it looks like they didn’t quite hit it.

[Eraserhead]

Well, I'm personally glad to see his donor base is much smaller than Bernie's.

Still very impressive though and good on him for releasing the info.

[psychprofessor]

The one thing with Beto is he certainly isn't low energy. My god, the amount of rallies and stops - he really does love campaigning and meeting people. I'm not sure who I support at the moment but I'm definitely impressed by his energy so far.

[Progressive Pessimist]

The one thing with Beto is he certainly isn't low energy. My god, the amount of rallies and stops - he really does love campaigning and meeting people. I'm not sure who I support at the moment but I'm definitely impressed by his energy so far.

This is the kind of thing that matters in a general election. That's why he has my support. No voter has the "he's so uninspiring" excuse, like they use with other candidates, whether justified or not.

[Barack Oganja]

Beto will be doing EIGHT stops in South Carolina this weekend:

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108417299734777857

He will be holding three rallies the day of his official launch. The first one in El Paso, then Houston, then a nighttime rally in Austin

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108443051263971328

https://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek/status/1108445611840409600

Legend

[GoTfan]

The one thing with Beto is he certainly isn't low energy. My god, the amount of rallies and stops - he really does love campaigning and meeting people. I'm not sure who I support at the moment but I'm definitely impressed by his energy so far.

This is the kind of thing that matters in a general election. That's why he has my support. No voter has the "he's so uninspiring" excuse, like they use with other candidates, whether justified or not.

I can admit that. Beto's biggest strength is that he's a vigorous campaigner. He's one of the younger candidates, so he has to use that as a strength.

[ajc0918]

Beto and Kamala are my top two favs right now, in that order probably.

[Holmes]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

[Dr. Arch]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

[GoTfan]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

[Roll Roons]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

Let's be honest, the nominee will visit Wisconsin and Michigan (along with Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida) regardless of who they are. They're all smart enough to learn from Hillary's mistakes.

[OneJ]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

Let's be honest, the nominee will visit Wisconsin and Michigan (along with Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida) regardless of who they are. They're all smart enough to learn from Hillary's mistakes.

This, really.

[💥💥 brandon bro (he/him/his)]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

[Xing]

Yeah, I don't think any Democratic candidate could possibly get away with not putting tons of resources into Michigan and Wisconsin. Safe to say they'll be top priorities.

[GoTfan]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

That's not the point I was making and you know it. You wanted to get in a cheap shot.

A visit to a state before the beginning to primaries is not necessarily going to translate to votes in a general election more than a year away. A lot of things can change between now and November next year.

[Technocracy Timmy]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

The Bernie personality cult will do anything to tear down Beto.

[GoTfan]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

The Bernie personality cult will do anything to tear down Beto.

Yet again. You completely and utterly miss the point I was making. Guess I should be used to that by now.

[Technocracy Timmy]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

The Bernie personality cult will do anything to tear down Beto.

Yet again. You completely and utterly miss the point I was making. Guess I should be used to that by now.

Excuse me sir but I’ve been following my end of the deal. I haven’t posted about Bulgarian politics ever since I swore off international politics in exchange for you to stop posting about American politics.

[GoTfan]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

The Bernie personality cult will do anything to tear down Beto.

Yet again. You completely and utterly miss the point I was making. Guess I should be used to that by now.

Excuse me sir but I’ve been following my end of the deal. I haven’t posted about Bulgarian politics ever since I swore off international politics in exchange for you to stop posting about American politics.

And other international posters are allowed here because . . .

[Sestak]

He’d definitely visit Wisconsin and Michigan in the general.

He already did.

Making a visit before the primaries have even started is not going to translate to a general election.

Do you honestly believe this?

"Sure, Beto was breathing air ten minutes ago, but that doesn't mean he'll be breathing air in an hour!!"

The Bernie personality cult will do anything to tear down Beto.

Yet again. You completely and utterly miss the point I was making. Guess I should be used to that by now.

Lmao who is he tearing down? All he’s doing is noting that Beto is also going to have to visit these states in the general campaign for it to matter. Which is true.