No Beto for 2020 😞

[In It to Win It]

106. Your point is that the lost is a deterrent for 2020. Am I incorrect?

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I think the comparison between Beto and Barack goes hand-in-hand. People are saying that Beto needs to wait and climb the "political ladder"; gain more experience; be a VP and then run for President. People said the same about Obama; that Obama should finish his Senate term and then run; it shouldn't be Obama, it has to be someone with more experience.

When it comes to running for President, I believe that running "too early" is a much safer bet than waiting. If you wait, "the next round" may literally be too late. In 2016, I thought Hillary already had her shot at the Presidency and it shouldn't have been her. She lost in 2008. The party choose another person. I thought it was Joe Biden's chance in 2016. Who better than to pass the torch to than Joe Biden? Joe Biden decided not to run.

Now, I think it would be too late for Joe Biden to run in 2020 because the political landscape has changed since such a short time. I think it needs to be someone else, like Kamala Harris or Beto O'Rourke despite their combined lack of experience.

But all in all, my original point is that he should not be counted out as a potential 2020 front-runner. Losing a senate bid is not a 2020 deterrent. TBH, as much I wanted Beto to win, I still expected Ted Cruz to win. As popular as Beto was in Texas, he was trailing Ted Cruz the entire time.

I guess we will agree to disagree on the Beto 2020 point.