Unfazed by sinking poll numbers, Beto O'Rourke keeps plugging away on presidential bid
Dallas Morning News
SALEM, N.H.--Beto ORourkes best days as a presidential candidate are already behind him. That could change, maybe soon. Ups and downs are typical in a campaign.
But for the El Paso Democrat who captured the imagination of party activists across the land last fall, when he came within a nicely coiffed hair of ousting Sen. Ted Cruz, it's been only down since he jumped onto his first coffee shop countertop in Iowa.
Seven weeks later, hes sunk to 3% support, far below his peak, when memories of his near miss against Cruz were fresh. Hes held more town halls and taken more questions from voters than any rival, including those whove been stumping a year longer, and his poll numbers sink and sink.
Its enough to make a candidate wonder if maybe less exposure might be the answer. Fewer events, maybe a change of tactics.