Beto O'Rourke will make his first visit to Iowa on Saturday, stirring excitement about a budding but as yet undeclared presidential bid that has already drawn attacks from conservatives determined to hobble him before it's too late.

O'Rourke will knock on doors in Waterloo and urge Iowans to the polls ahead of a special election next Tuesday for a vacant state Senate seat, Iowa Democratic officials confirmed Monday night ...

Earlier Monday, the anti-tax Club for Growth confirmed that it will unleash an ad blitz in Des Moines aimed at planting doubts among Democrats about O'Rourke's liberal bona fides — not to weed out faux liberals from the 2020 pack, but because polls show that he would be a huge threat in Texas if he wins the nomination.

And if Democrats win Texas, there's virtually no way Republicans can keep the White House.