Beto O'Rourke on AM Joy on MSNBC (VIDEO LINK)

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Last edited Sat May 18, 2019, 02:11 PM - Edit history (3)

For anyone who would like to watch!

https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/o-rourke-on-whether-democrats-should-try-to-woo-trump-voters-59896901959

[hlthe2b]

1. I like him, but damn I wish he'd run for US Senate v Cornyn.. n/t

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2. What do you have against MJ Hegar, female war hero who is running for that seat?

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[hlthe2b]

3. Nothing. Perhaps you want to tell all of us more about her so that we can be confident she

is the best candidate to win against Cornyn, rather than automatically accusing those of us who express a simple desire to beat Cornyn of "being against her?" The two are not synonymous.

[Indygram]

5. Watch this

Beto supporters hear this same comment about 100 times a day. I'm at the point that I automatically block anyone on twitter who says it. If Beto is on the ticket this woman will likely win. She's a very good candidate and Beto helped boost youth turnout by 500%. He could do that nationally and Democrats would benefit everywhere from it.

[hlthe2b]

7. She is impressive... I hope she is getting the $$ needed

As to the Senatorial races across the country, we have an incredible wealth of impressive Presidential candidates--many who personally have opted not to run for competitive Senate seats and not all states have similarly attractive candidates as MJ Hegar. To think the latter is not equally important and that we should not be equally focused is folly.

[essadaw]

8. MJ is awesome

I don't know why people want Beto to drop out to primary her. With both Beto and MJ running for separate races, there is a great chance to turn Texas blue, especially if Beto gets the presidential nomination.

[Indygram]

9. I agree

With both of them on the ballot I think Texas would definitely go blue.

[hlthe2b]

10. Assuming people want Beto to "drop out and primary her" is far less likely than that MJ Hegar is NOT

YET well known. Why do some DUers always assume the worst intentions of others who merely express a desire that Dems focus equally on recruiting the best candidates for competitive Senate seats as they do our Presidential nominee? Really. I'm really curious as to the reasons...

[essadaw]

12. my apologies

Sorry, it wasn't my intention to specifically assume this about you-- I meant this as a general comment to the huge number of supporters of other candidates (and Russian bots) who are pushing this.

I should have thought more about how I phrased my response because, as you reminded me, there are a lot of people out there who don't know MJ.

[hlthe2b]

13. thank you for your response

[Indygram]

14. Probably because Russian bots and MAGA trolls are pushing the same thing on twitter

In light of the interference from 2016 I'm highly suspicious of anything that is mimicked that comes from Russian bots/MAGA trolls.

[dalton99a]

4. I wish they'd hurry up and invent a keyboard shortcut for "He should run for the Senate"

for both English and Cyrillic keyboards

[Indygram]

6. lol, that made me spit my coffee out

Those Russian bots and trolls on twitter probably have a macro or text replacement already, lol.

[MustLoveBeagles]

15. LOL

It would save a lot of typing.

[Indygram]

20. It sure would!

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[Indygram]

11. Good grief...I think she's saving him for last

And is going to leave him with barely any time at all.

He's going to be on the Katie Tur show on Sunday night too, but it's up against the Game of Thrones finale. I'll have to record it, lol.

On edit...I just realized it's a 2 hour show. I don't normally watch MSNBC, so I thought the show was only an hour long.

[Indygram]

16. Beto up next

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[Indygram]

17. Nailed it!

He makes me so proud to support him.

[oasis]

18. Beto knows the issues and addresses them very well. He's a Dem

that's got the right stuff.

Well worth seeing his interview with Joy if it becomes available.

[Indygram]

19. Kick for added video link

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[essadaw]

21. great interview

I really enjoyed this discussion with Beto. How I wish he was president now instead of Trump. Thanks for posting the link.

[dalton99a]

22. That was a very good interview.

Great job