El Presidente Trumpo slapped down the possibility of a 2020 Beto run with a pretty funny joke.
From the Hill:
President Trump on Friday scoffed at reports that Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) may be mulling a White House run in 2020.
“I thought you were supposed to win before you run for president,” Trump told reporters after meeting with Republican senators to negotiate a government funding bill.
The president was congratulating Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) for his victory over O’Rourke, though the campaign was much more competitive than expected.
LOL! That’s pretty perfect. I look forward to one of his specialized nicknames for O’Rourke, though I’m partial to Petho O’Rourke.
And it might happen, since Democrats continue to be obsessed with white males leading their party, much to the dismay of Big Chief Liz Warren, and Kamala Harris, who want the nomination for themselves.
The Democrat’s ability to run a tight race in the ruby-red Lone Star State, ignite the party’s base and rake in a record amount of individual donations catapulted him into the 2020 conversation ahead of what is expected to be a crowded Democratic primary field.
Polls have consistently shown him in the upper tier of contenders, often trailing just former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). However, the primary could possibly see upward of 30 candidates.
On the other hand, I really hope Trump doesn’t overplay his hand by believing his own self-aggrandizing propaganda about a “landslide” MAGA vote in 2016. He barely won and he needs to campaign like he knows it to get another term.