Y'all are seriously underestimating the appeal of Beto. While I personally don't get it, don't support him, would never vote for him, I believe he will run for President in 2020. If you think the fact that he has a Mexican nickname will deter him from winning, or getting a VP nod, I think you are seriously wrong.
I have many of those educated white suburban women as friends, real friends, not just the Facebook liberals. They see him as a fresh face, with new ideas and the same charisma as a Kennedy, or Obama. Some of my friends are Christian, and struggle with the whole open border "help thy neighbor" over the abortion issue. They justify it by believing, probably correctly, that abortions will continue, legal or not. Others are tired of the hatred in the country, and think voting for someone new will help calm things down, and don't really get what he stands for. He makes it kind of hard. If you read his official web page, his issue section is very vague about the hows, and sounds very kumbaya.
The old, white rich men I was referring to are people in their 70s, like Biden, and Trump, or >shudder< HRC. While Beto is certainly wealthy, he is seen as a young, vigorous candidate, who "gets" the younger voter. We need to face the fact that many of these voters were Bernie folk.
They think they want free everything, and are too stupid, naive, blind, idealistic, fill in the blank- to understand that it won't work. Remember how many wanted Bernie instead of Hillary? And he was older than dirt, crotchety, a nobody and he still might have won the vote without Dem shenanigans. Now, replace him with a Kennedy-esque looking dude they think is cool, hip, and like them.
There are already signs in many yards around here, using his campaign font and colors, that say "To Be 2020" (get it, it's a scramble of Beto's name, coooool)
My point is the R party needs to start understanding their base, and to quote Crenshaw, make it ok to be a Republican, or conservative if we want to reclaim the people we lost in the mid-terms, and young voters. We can laugh at Skateboard, or rock dude, and believe me I have, BUT, he came very close to winning Texas. I think the R party may have grown complacent about winning Texas, and lots of people don't like Ted Cruz, but 3 points is still too damn close.
We lose Texas, we have lost the nation.
So, I'm not going to whistle past the graveyard. I knew Trump had grabbed a hold of lightening in a bottle, and I feel the same way about Beto. I don't think Trump will win again. I like many of his policies, but he has turned off too many people with his tweets and inappropriate actions and timing. It's frustrating because even when he is correct (such as talking about forest maintenance, according to my friend who is a Fire Chief in Houston) you don't tweet it while people are literally burning to death in their cars. This kind of thing should nauseate the staunchest of Trump supporters.
I have read Dan Crenshaw's position on the issues, and I agree with every one of them. This is the type of candidate we need if we have any chance in 2020. Again, this is one woman's opinion, but I was right about Trump, and perhaps I have insight into the woman voter that some of you don't. It absolutely confounds me, and I absolutely don't get it based on his views, but Beto will be a force to be reckoned with. I'm using Crenshaw as a template for who the Rs should be grooming. This is not a lets elect Crenshaw message, paid for by Hollandtx and the Committee to elect Dan Crenshaw. (although I do approve of this message
PS How about those 'Horns!!!
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