Goodbye, Beto O'Rourke. What a sad end to a pointless campaign Nathan Robinson
over 4 years in The guardian
There was no reason for Beto O’Rourke to run for president. But he was convinced we needed him
When Bernie Sanders was first asked about Beto O’Rourke entering the presidential race, his reply was dismissive: “Free country, anybody can run.” But others thought O’Rourke was a powerful new rival. The New York Times said that Sanders’ “stronghold on the party’s progressive wing has weakened” because he was now “outflanked on the left by rising stars” like O’Rourke. O’Rourke debuted with a splash: a long, flattering profile in Vanity Fair in which O’Rourke—to his later regret—said “Man, I’m just born to be in it.”
He was not, as it turned out, born to be in it. Continue reading...
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